ENDANGERED INSTRUMENTS

In this 9-part special series, Wai Kit Leung will share with you the fruits of his multi-year research on the Vienna horn, the Viennese oboe, the French bassoon and the French piston horn. Numerous interesting stories are complemented by over 90 recordings, many of which will be heard on Radio 4 for the first time.

EPISODE 3 takes a look at the history of the Viennese oboe, another iconic instrument of the Vienna Philharmonic.