David Nuttall
David Nuttall’s oboe is bold and forthright in Mozart’s wind quartets, intimate across Schumann’s romances and canonic etudes, and deliciously sultry in Brazilian and romantic miniatures with guitar.
With the Australia Ensemble he makes an eloquent case for Mozart’s Oboe Quartet in its original scoring, matching buoyant ensemble playing with a clear, edged tone that thrives in the fast finales. His Schumann programme is the most complete set for the instrument, taking in the Three Romances and Phantasiestücke alongside Sitsky’s transcription of the neglected pedal-piano canons, Op. 56, and movements from the Stücke im Volkston. Beside Timothy Kain’s guitar he walks into light music with confidence: Celso Machado’s sambas sound made for that warm, unhurried line, and arrangements of Chopin, Debussy, Satie, Ibert and Nielsen keep their charm without strain. He is the soloist on the world premiere recording of Carl Vine’s Oboe Concerto, athletic writing that suits his control and colour.
David Nuttall is featured on the following titles
Romancing the Oboe
Oboist David Nuttall and guitarist Timothy Kain turn romantic miniatures into a warm chamber programme. Familiar favourites sit beside Brazilian sambas and Nielsen’s incidental music.
A Garden of Earthly Delights
Three Australian concertos in exuberant performances by the Australian Youth Orchestra, conductor Diego Masson, and soloists David Nuttall, Ian Munro and David Pereira.
Schumann: Complete Works for Oboe
Two Canberra colleagues whose tastes aligned present the most complete set of Schumann’s works for the oboe—and of pieces not written for it. Sitsky, better known as a composer, contributes his transcription of the neglected pedal-piano Etudes.
Mozart: The Wind Quartets
The Australia Ensemble, with Geoffrey Collins (flute) and David Nuttall (oboe), play Mozart’s four flute quartets and the Oboe Quartet. The recording was the Recommended Performance in the 1995 Gramophone Good CD Guide.