Klarinet Archive - Posting 000200.txt from 1996/03

From: James Perone <PERONEJE@-----.EDU>
Subj: Clarinet tone
Date: Thu, 7 Mar 1996 11:06:30 -0500

The discussion on tone vs. phrasing brings to mind a performance I
heard in Buffalo several years ago. Richard Stoltzman played the
Mozart Concerto w/the Buffalo Philharmonic. Several clarinetists in
the audience criticized Stoltzman's vibrato, improvisation (although
there was a minimal amount), and TONE. Non-clarinetist audience
members I overheard commented on how expressive Stoltzman's playing
was...

James Perone, Assistant Professor of Music
Mount Union College
peroneje@-----.edu