Klarinet Archive - Posting 000198.txt from 1996/06

From: Fred <fsheim@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Finzi Bagatelles (fwd)
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 1996 16:27:33 -0400

>> To: Multiple recipients of list KLARINET <KLARINET@-----.BITNET>
>>
>> Richard Stoltzman has recorded them with orchestra on RCA CD 60437-RC. They
>> are wonderful pieces. I liked them from the start also.
>
>Well, Fred likes it, but I don't much care for Stoltzman's recording. Too much
>vibrato made the second movement-which is so beautifully clarinet to me- sound
>like a soprano sax... ugh! But then again, it IS a matter of opinion. I will
>vbe on the lookout for another recording. I played the Bagatelles for my jury
>exam this past spring. Spent about 9 weeks concentrating on the fifth movement:
>a challenge I didn't think I could meet and one my professor wanted me to try
>very badly. I was pleasantly surprised and he was too with the results. Guess
>he knew all along that I could do it, but wanted me to prove it to myself. What
>a piece! I love the Finzi Five.
>
>-Cathleen
>orrcathl@-----.edu
>Michigan State University
>
>
More precisely, I said that I liked the Finzi pieces. The Stoltzman
recording with orchestra was an informational comment for those who didn't
realize it was recorded with orchestra. I made no comment about his
playing, which I don't particularly object to in THIS recording. However, I
AM looking at it with 36 years of playing under my belt. Perhaps Cathleen's
opinions will change as her skills mature.

Fred (fsheim@-----.com)