Klarinet Archive - Posting 000556.txt from 1996/03

From: thehat@-----.ORG
Subj: Re: French sound
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 18:09:01 -0500

In a message dated 03-21-96 INTERNET: mikec@-----.EDU wrote to ** ALL **:
Im> Gino Chioffi (spelling) was Italian,and I beieve Bellison, Russian
Im> originally. If I think of any German players of this time, I'll get
Im> back to you. Mike Cavin

Bellison was Russian/Jewish but he played German-System clarinets, as is done
by the principal (if not the rest of the section) in St. Petersberg. Cioffi
was noted for playing Selmer clarinets and was often featured in their
advertising at the time.
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