this is really nice. thank you for posting. i have been playing oboe for a few months and i just picked this piece to play. you did a very nice job overall. i enjoyed it.
i agree with some of the comments already listed however this is a very difficult piece to play in fact it is a diploma standard piece!! i should know because i am playing it for my oboe diploma. if you want to improve this recording instead of recording it in a restricting area play it in a larger area and your sound should improve as it is very harsh on the recording .
Some intonation problems, but you really have the feel of this piece. You really have to have a reed that can do it all--something that will allow you to jump from one octave to the next.
I dare say that the negative comment ppeople have never put an oboe reed to to their lips never mind played a tune. Yes it it wasn't perfect but as an oboe grade 7 player who's been through the same problems I challenge these 'critics' to give it a try. ........................
Right on. The oboe is way difficult. Every note demands attention to wind pressure and even embouchure changes. I took up the oboe 3 years ago and I must say it's the most difficult challenge of my life. But worth it! Keep it up, DeathStix!
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Damn, that was terrible. You made all kinds of mistakes and your oboe tone is terrible. You need to work on perfecting your tone and then you need work on perfecting your technique, because right now, you're a terrible player. NOT EVER CLOSE!!!!
Tu pinces un peu trop l'embouchure, et la pièce dans laquelle tu te trouves ne donne pas d'écho, ce qui est assez dommage car tu ne projettes pas assez le son. Tu dois aussi avoir plus de liberté dans tes phrases..Au moment plus agito, tu dois faire ressentir le véritable sentiment musical qui s'en dégage. Ouvre bien dans les aigus aussi. Attention de ne pas trop relâcher en fin de phrase :) et essaie de plus mener le piano dans tes phrases, c'est toi le soliste. Joli vibrato à la fin
im a novice:) im doing my grade 3 soon. i find it realy helpfull listening to people playing on here, as my oboe teacher is just a woodwind one and its got to the point were he cant teach me any more.. thinking of uploading a vid of me plaing my grade peices for comments on how to improve. any way, i think you sound amazing :)
Great Job! I know its so difficult to remember to not use the octave key on high D , but to do the half fingering. and also high e flat is difficult mostly for me! haha . But Great Job! The oboe is a difficult instrument and for all the other instruments you play that was good!
you have a really good tone, but one thing i would say is, in the first statement, don't chop off the F#. try to taper the note and the end. other than that great job. keep up the good practicing!
Drop the jaw and then push the air tilting the head slightly down gives the sound more of an egde or at least it did for me. LOVE THIS PIECE!!! YOUR REALLY GOOD!!!!!!
You kidding me? This piece is not that challenging to play well. Make a reed suitable for octave jumps, keep your air going, and the rest is gravy. If you consider this piece difficult, yeesh...I got some bad news for you in the form of Vaughan Williams, Mozart, and Hindemith.
I'm not cutting you down. Did I mention even one thing about your playing? Stop being so insecure and sensitive, sheesh...what a delicate ego you must have. My point was that if you consider this piece to be very difficult, then there are other pieces that you'd probably consider other-worldly.
Thank you, Mr. Obvious. It's still not that difficult a piece. I would expect most high school seniors (or even juniors if they're dedicated enough) to be able to play this piece well without too much difficulty.
Yeah okay hybridce, you're such an expert. This is a standard piece in the oboe repertoire. It is on lists for the top international oboe competitions, including the International Barbirolli Competition this coming April. Keep looking for 'gravy' elsewhere and leave this nice gentleman alone. Do you realize you are 26 and 'EdwardCullen' is 15? You sound completely ridiculous, and should be embarrassed.
Age difference has hardly anything to do with it. My only point through out the whole back and forth was that this piece is not as difficult as he makes it out to be. I don't see anything ridiculous about that. Obviously, this is considered standard repertoire. Doesn't make it especially challenging. Furthermore, I'm not embarrased by anything I said. I stand by it. It's not my fault the kid is too arrogant to or defensive.
Following up on the whole argument as to whether the piece is difficult or not; I'm currently going into my second year of studying the oboe at the conservatory in the Hague, and I consider this piece to be surprisingly difficult, there are lots of tricky octave jumps down or sudden high notes. Combining all that to music sounding as though it was easy is a very challenging aspiration, worthy of international competitions and final exams and so on.
I suppose I don't have to point out the obvious, but what I will point out is that you have really nice tone/sound. I think you have a good idea of what you want to sound like, but perhaps the reed was somewhat limiting. But you have a good embouchure, so keep that up for sure. It's probably one of the best I've seen on youtube thus far (among younger players, at any rate)...better than most of the kids claiming to be freakin' oboe Gods.
this is really good! i'm a multi instrumentalist too:) i'm learning a lot of poulenc too through choice mainly, but also its part of the grade 8 syllabus, i love the second movement its crazy to play but amazing
You're right :) I'm not :) but I believe that I can be good :) I'm studing so I have time to be better and better. I have also good (probably one of 2 the best in Poland) teacher so I try to use it :)
I think it's good. How long have you been playing? I might be playing this for solo & ensemble, but I'm probably playing Six Metamorphoses after Ovid.
Although I started playing (pretty badly) in 1995, it's not really a full-time instrument like the flute and clarinet at the moment.
You should learn the Poulenc anyway, even though you might not play it for exams and stuff...because it's a wonderful piece of music! (which I did not do justice to).
Please grow up Sean. Give constructive comments, TheOboeNerd is a living example. He's a musician and i think he knows he screwed up some parts. Its still a nice attempt.
Execuse me! What brand and model of the oboe you are playing? Plastic or wooden?
ranplusran 1 year ago
Wow, practice before you play next time. Maybe listen to a recording of yourself. Intonation, PHrasing and finger technique. Uninspriring...
georgbr 1 year ago
this is really nice. thank you for posting. i have been playing oboe for a few months and i just picked this piece to play. you did a very nice job overall. i enjoyed it.
flutetennis 1 year ago
i agree with some of the comments already listed however this is a very difficult piece to play in fact it is a diploma standard piece!! i should know because i am playing it for my oboe diploma. if you want to improve this recording instead of recording it in a restricting area play it in a larger area and your sound should improve as it is very harsh on the recording .
you had a good go (work on your top e's!!)
thanks for posting it though.
x
Loopy93lou 1 year ago
wow... this isn't that bad people!!! stop being so rude. gosh..
tatormellow 1 year ago
You need more air pressure, and more continuity!!!!!!!
TengoUnOboe 1 year ago
Not too bad, but you should practice and play more frequently. the more often you do so, the more beautiful the tone etc. gets...
BlueCougar 1 year ago
Some intonation problems, but you really have the feel of this piece. You really have to have a reed that can do it all--something that will allow you to jump from one octave to the next.
Good job!
ehelwagen 1 year ago
hi
did you know where I can find the recording piano part?
phalanster 1 year ago
Any tips on playing oboe? I just started playing a oboe today :)
xfatcatx1991 2 years ago
People shouldn't be so rude
This is a very difficult piece for oboe
My KIND recommendation is note the drastic changes in dynamics Poulenc uses
Incredibly difficult but they make the piece
p.s. your tone isn't horrible. Tone is a matter of opinion :p
You do the runs at 2.20 better than me :)
freakystyleyy 2 years ago 3
I dont really get it, if your a floutist why are you playing an incredibly difficult piece for OBOE?
Oboeplayer511 2 years ago
I dare say that the negative comment ppeople have never put an oboe reed to to their lips never mind played a tune. Yes it it wasn't perfect but as an oboe grade 7 player who's been through the same problems I challenge these 'critics' to give it a try. ........................
harebellway1974 2 years ago
Right on. The oboe is way difficult. Every note demands attention to wind pressure and even embouchure changes. I took up the oboe 3 years ago and I must say it's the most difficult challenge of my life. But worth it! Keep it up, DeathStix!
jrjinsa 2 years ago
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Damn, that was terrible. You made all kinds of mistakes and your oboe tone is terrible. You need to work on perfecting your tone and then you need work on perfecting your technique, because right now, you're a terrible player. NOT EVER CLOSE!!!!
bluemonk82 2 years ago
actually the intonation and tone is quite nice for someone of his background who does not specialize in the oboe..
oboe reeds are incredibly temperamental
my advice to him is to use more vibrato and have stronger breath support,
mandursxx 2 years ago
haha much better than our highschool's oboists for sure...
imsohasome 2 years ago
Tu pinces un peu trop l'embouchure, et la pièce dans laquelle tu te trouves ne donne pas d'écho, ce qui est assez dommage car tu ne projettes pas assez le son. Tu dois aussi avoir plus de liberté dans tes phrases..Au moment plus agito, tu dois faire ressentir le véritable sentiment musical qui s'en dégage. Ouvre bien dans les aigus aussi. Attention de ne pas trop relâcher en fin de phrase :) et essaie de plus mener le piano dans tes phrases, c'est toi le soliste. Joli vibrato à la fin
neylalove 2 years ago 2
Sounds a bit forced out..
You might consider a better reed. :D BUt you did excellent, since oboe is not even your main instrument.
GIVE HIM A BREAK!
He is a professional flautist not oboist! :D
NIce Attempt! :D
KinkyAnish 2 years ago
im a novice:) im doing my grade 3 soon. i find it realy helpfull listening to people playing on here, as my oboe teacher is just a woodwind one and its got to the point were he cant teach me any more.. thinking of uploading a vid of me plaing my grade peices for comments on how to improve. any way, i think you sound amazing :)
AliceAmberConstance 2 years ago
sound like your reed is giving you alittle bit of trouble... Maybe more ab support needed?
Also your fingers look a bit tense which causes random goof ups. This is my biggest problem. Just try to relax them
good job overall though!
soicuw 2 years ago
Sounds great! I've played the flute sonata! Does anybody know where i can listen to the third movement (I think) of this sonata???
psychoticfairy13 2 years ago
I find oboe a hard instrument, and I play the flute,: embouchure is higly alike actually, but poulenc is hard to play well.
Rsmith19756 3 years ago
i love your tone on oboe (:
normally oboe's squeak when they're playing that high.
nice playing (:
EvieBel 3 years ago 2
My favorite oboe piece. Breathe more...blow! Take more time...
Poulenc is easy to play, hard to play well.
ni77y 3 years ago
Hey, bravo to you! There are some really beautiful moments.
dasteufelhund 3 years ago
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baiNEKO 3 years ago 4
Great Job! I know its so difficult to remember to not use the octave key on high D , but to do the half fingering. and also high e flat is difficult mostly for me! haha . But Great Job! The oboe is a difficult instrument and for all the other instruments you play that was good!
-Anish!:)
AnishProductions 3 years ago
you have a really good tone, but one thing i would say is, in the first statement, don't chop off the F#. try to taper the note and the end. other than that great job. keep up the good practicing!
clarinetx 3 years ago
Drop the jaw and then push the air tilting the head slightly down gives the sound more of an egde or at least it did for me. LOVE THIS PIECE!!! YOUR REALLY GOOD!!!!!!
gamer7022 3 years ago
i like ur tone
SupermansDead93 3 years ago
try to focus on opening up the oral cavity. it will give your playing a deeper sound. it helped me once I figured out how to do it.
this is a very beautiful piece. very hard, but very beautiful.
keep working! you're doing good so far!
EdwardCullen4evamine 3 years ago
You kidding me? This piece is not that challenging to play well. Make a reed suitable for octave jumps, keep your air going, and the rest is gravy. If you consider this piece difficult, yeesh...I got some bad news for you in the form of Vaughan Williams, Mozart, and Hindemith.
hybridce99 3 years ago
I've already done Hindemith and Mozart. I was just trying to be incouraging. I'd rather you not cut me down when you have not heard my playing.
EdwardCullen4evamine 3 years ago
I'm not cutting you down. Did I mention even one thing about your playing? Stop being so insecure and sensitive, sheesh...what a delicate ego you must have. My point was that if you consider this piece to be very difficult, then there are other pieces that you'd probably consider other-worldly.
hybridce99 3 years ago
"very difficult" doesn't only mean the technical demands
EdwardCullen4evamine 3 years ago
Thank you, Mr. Obvious. It's still not that difficult a piece. I would expect most high school seniors (or even juniors if they're dedicated enough) to be able to play this piece well without too much difficulty.
hybridce99 3 years ago
I was a sophomore who played for two years when I learned this piece.
EdwardCullen4evamine 3 years ago
Yeah okay hybridce, you're such an expert. This is a standard piece in the oboe repertoire. It is on lists for the top international oboe competitions, including the International Barbirolli Competition this coming April. Keep looking for 'gravy' elsewhere and leave this nice gentleman alone. Do you realize you are 26 and 'EdwardCullen' is 15? You sound completely ridiculous, and should be embarrassed.
dem24utube 3 years ago 2
Age difference has hardly anything to do with it. My only point through out the whole back and forth was that this piece is not as difficult as he makes it out to be. I don't see anything ridiculous about that. Obviously, this is considered standard repertoire. Doesn't make it especially challenging. Furthermore, I'm not embarrased by anything I said. I stand by it. It's not my fault the kid is too arrogant to or defensive.
hybridce99 3 years ago
Following up on the whole argument as to whether the piece is difficult or not; I'm currently going into my second year of studying the oboe at the conservatory in the Hague, and I consider this piece to be surprisingly difficult, there are lots of tricky octave jumps down or sudden high notes. Combining all that to music sounding as though it was easy is a very challenging aspiration, worthy of international competitions and final exams and so on.
ondaran 3 years ago
Actualy the second mvt is quite challenging.
Dcomp29 3 years ago
I suppose I don't have to point out the obvious, but what I will point out is that you have really nice tone/sound. I think you have a good idea of what you want to sound like, but perhaps the reed was somewhat limiting. But you have a good embouchure, so keep that up for sure. It's probably one of the best I've seen on youtube thus far (among younger players, at any rate)...better than most of the kids claiming to be freakin' oboe Gods.
JayLeck 3 years ago
jeez how many instruments do u play?
iamgodurscum 3 years ago
This music needs to be on Youtube. Thanks!
gratecourt 3 years ago
only criticism really is the general shaping and dynamics, but the essentials are there:) well done
korobushko 3 years ago
this is really good! i'm a multi instrumentalist too:) i'm learning a lot of poulenc too through choice mainly, but also its part of the grade 8 syllabus, i love the second movement its crazy to play but amazing
korobushko 3 years ago
I played Poulenc for a recital, it truely is a very wonderful piece of music.
OboeStar 4 years ago
What oboe is that?
loofascraper 4 years ago
you have a very nice sound, I played the oboe til i was a sophomore in high school.
:]
xoxstefferzxox 4 years ago
You're right :) I'm not :) but I believe that I can be good :) I'm studing so I have time to be better and better. I have also good (probably one of 2 the best in Poland) teacher so I try to use it :)
But you have 100% right. I am not a master ^^
sean26a 4 years ago
Wow u're a retard.
HolyEupho 4 years ago
I'm refering to Sean26a FYI.
HolyEupho 4 years ago
I think it's good. How long have you been playing? I might be playing this for solo & ensemble, but I'm probably playing Six Metamorphoses after Ovid.
oboegirl1994nm 4 years ago
Although I started playing (pretty badly) in 1995, it's not really a full-time instrument like the flute and clarinet at the moment.
You should learn the Poulenc anyway, even though you might not play it for exams and stuff...because it's a wonderful piece of music! (which I did not do justice to).
deathstix 4 years ago
Oh yeah, definetly. The Poulenc sonata for Oboe and Piano is such a beautiful piece.
I play a little clarinet, and I play the flute. I'm not very good on the flute, but I'm very good for only playing for 8 months. :)
oboegirl1994nm 4 years ago
thanks for putting this up!
i'm playing this piece at solo and ensemble today. :)
alissaczisnyfan 4 years ago
are you crazy? this is played really poorly...I don't like this.
sean26a 4 years ago
then go ahead and sue me for putting up such an awful piece of playing on youtube.
deathstix 4 years ago
playing on many instruments means that you will never be able to play GOOD on anyone.
sound is bad, articulation is bad, vibration is bad, intonation is bad...think about it :)
I'm not going to sue you for putting this up...but if you did this I can comment this..so I do ;)
Greetings.
sean26a 4 years ago
Please grow up Sean. Give constructive comments, TheOboeNerd is a living example. He's a musician and i think he knows he screwed up some parts. Its still a nice attempt.
HolyEupho 4 years ago
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I think that my growing up is not important if we are talking about this attempt.
I've just told that this is bad attempt :)
I don't know how you play on oboe in your country but in my, everybody would say that it wasn't good :)
but everybody can play :) but this is on youtube so it means that I can comment it ^^ so I did it ;) It's all
(sorry for mistakes)
sean26a 4 years ago
I'd rather not play well on all instruments,
because I believe no one in this world can claim to be a MASTER of one.
So I guess you are one of those masters right.
deathstix 4 years ago
actually not true. Once you can play one instrument well, you play others well... as long as you keep practicing them all.
Kitsunesunset 3 years ago
this is true :)
i have a degree in multiple instruments and its very very true :)
joethemusician 3 years ago
More dynamic contrast could be used, and I think that Bar 28 should be a half note and and eighth, not a quarter and a half.
The piano is overpowering you. At bar 48, really play out.
Nice work.
TheOboeNerd 4 years ago
yeah try play gabriel's oboe...it's a very beautiful song..you can come to Sarawak and play with my band...heheh
benzackry 4 years ago
ur pretty good. nice job, especially on the tone of the music and the way you crescendoed (if that's the way you say it :)) It was real pretty.
lovebug345 4 years ago
Sorry to say that it's maybe too difficult for tou level, this piece is pretty hard even for professional oboists...
primuskaiser 4 years ago
Primu, then you should compliment him for trying
JimmyChiffels 4 years ago 2
lovely!
HeavenPrayer 4 years ago
Poulenc rox
Fuliginosus 4 years ago
Very nice ! good sound, very good keywork, perfectly in tune, small mistake at the end.
harmoniechamps 4 years ago
are u a band teacher?? to play lots of instruments is very ingenious....wowXD
m0byby12 4 years ago
You amaze me at how well you play so many instruments! What is your main instrument and which one is your favorite to play?
fluteragious 4 years ago
try play 'gabriel's oboe'.. its a very very nice piece..
shadowfoe 4 years ago
Yea for the wonderful music of Poulenc. Keep playing his pieces.
aesthetic1950 4 years ago
beautiful.
lietzen 4 years ago
how many instruments do u play?
freezydip 4 years ago