Klarinet Archive - Posting 000204.txt from 1995/02

From: Lorne G Buick - Music TA <lgbuick@-----.CA>
Subj: Re: Brahms Op 120 Recommendations
Date: Thu, 9 Feb 1995 15:03:02 -0500

On Wed, 8 Feb 1995, David B. Niethamer wrote:
>
> David - For what it's worth, I'd love to see what clarinettists think of
> the various pianists who've recorded the Brahms Sonatas. For my $$, I
> like Richard Goode, whom I've heard live and on CD with Richard Stolzman,
> and Daniel Barenboim, who plays on a viola version with Pinchas Zuckerman
> which was once available from DGG.

Good point! The sonatas are an equal partnership, and while as
clarinetists it's natural that we would be paying more attention to the
clarinet, the pianist has just as much to say musically.

I wish I had something more interesting to add, but I can only agree with
David's comments as I don't have any other versions at hand to listen to.
I look forward to hearing other peoples' opinionated babblings! ;-)