Woodwinds… Great music for Oboes, Flutes, Clarinets & Bassoons.

Like many terms in classical music ‘woodwind’ is a vague catch all that is now a little out of date. After all, modern flutes aren't even made of wood anymore. But tradition is strong and everyone is going to keep calling them ‘woodwinds’. More importantly, these instruments, whether crafted from wood, metal, or modern materials, have drawn composers to their distinct voices for over two centuries… including the music in this episode by John Adams, Claude Debussy, Carl Maria von Weber, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Antonio Vivaldi and Carl Vine.