Klarinet Archive - Posting 000835.txt from 1996/02

From: Neil Leupold <nleupold@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: David Shifrin's sound
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 19:31:06 -0500

Oh no, don't misunderstand me, Chris. I'm sure it really is a wonderful
tone when heard "live". I'm not in a position to speak with respect to
Shifrin's "live" sound, although his recordings really are a revelation in
beauty and musicianship. There's every possibility that I would think
his tone even *broader* in person. Either way, it doesn't matter too
much. Like some other players, he has a way of making remarkable music
so consistently that I can only imagine a live performance being doubly
incredible.

Neil

On Wed, 28 Feb 1996, Christopher H. Rohrs wrote:

> Neil Leupold wrote:
> >....I've been told that Shifrin's sound, while round and gorgeous on
recordings
> >(oh, it really is), is actually quite small when heard "live." It's
> >almost as if there are two separate realities: the recorded one and the
> >"live" one....
>
> I disagree completely; Shifrin doesn't have two separate tones at all. I've
> heard Shim play live on three separate occasions, and I remember his sound
> being absolutely gourgeous every time, even when he played in a very small
> and "dead" room.
>
> I think it's a little unfair to judge his "live" tone by hearsay alone.
>
> Christopher Rohrs
>