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Not necessarily 'the best' but those who have indelibly stamped themselves on perceptions of their instrument.
This is a personal selection - Anglo-orientated - feel free to disagree/ make alternate suggestions.
Flute - James Galway
Oboe - Heinz Holliger
French Horn - Dennis Brain
Clarinet - Jack Brymer
Recorder - Arnold Dolmetsch
Trumpet - Maurice Andre
Guitar - Segovia
Lute - Julian Bream
Percussion - James Blades
Bassoon - Nobody
Harpsichord - George Malcolm
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BTW - of the above, I suspect that Andre, Holliger and Bream really were *the best* that ever were and ever will be.
ReplyDeleteThe bassoon, however, did inspire one of the great books of the 20th century - How To Run A Bassoon Factory.
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