Marcel Tabuteau

Marcel Tabuteau was born on July 2, 1887 in Compiegne, France, and died January 4, 1966. He is perhaps the most influential oboist in the United States ever. At the age of only 11, Tabuteau was given a post with the orchestra of his home town, and then went on to...

  Marcel Tabuteau's Lessons  This is probably the most important of all the recordings listed here. Tabuteau himself is explaining his phrasing system and demonstrating. The recordings were made just before he died by Wayne Rapier and released a number of years...