Klarinet Archive - Posting 000170.txt from 1996/04

From: Bruce Currie <BCurrie101@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Mozart Concerto--Marcellus
Date: Sat, 6 Apr 1996 22:39:04 -0500

I think the discussion about Marcellus & Mozart has been good. I
made the original remark about the "fire" of other performances.
The Marcellus' recording, out of my 80+, is still the first one I
recommend. However, I think most people would agree that there can
be more than one valid interpretation.

On Fri, 5 Apr 1996 09:05:25 -0500
Laurence Liberson said:
>
>There have been a number of posts concerning this great old
recording
>coinciding with Robert Marcellus' very recent passing, such as " I
like
> this
>recording mostly because the orchestra is so wonderful that even
if the
> clarinet
>part isn't the most exciting playing (It is tasteful, and nicely
>phrased but rather one-dimensional, IMO), the piece is a joy to
listen
>to," and "For some this recording may be too ethereal -- it lacks
the
>"fire" of other performances."
>
>Of course, "different strokes for different folks," right?
>

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Bruce Currie
Lombard, Illinois
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