Klarinet Archive - Posting 000448.txt from 1996/10

From: Everett Austin <austine@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Italian Clarinetists
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 1996 02:57:34 -0400

Morf is definitely Swiss and I believe is in either Basel or Zurich. I
believe that Swiss clarinetists tend to be either French or German
influenced (eg Brunner and Stalder both studied with Cahuzac).
Obviously, Switzerland has an Italian speaking population; I do not know
how much this segment has to do with Swiss clarinet playing though.

Everett Austin
On Thu,
17 Oct 1996, Josias Associates wrote:

> I'm uncertain as to whether I have anything of substance to add
> to this conversation, but, in an effort to say something positive, I
> offer the following comments:
>
> On the recording "Amilcare PONCHIELLI, Musique pour mon salon" by
> the Swiss Group, Ensemble SYRINX, there are superb performances (in my
> opinion) by two clarinetists who may be Italian or possibly Swiss -- at
> least one of the two names sounds Italian, the other I couldn't say.
>
> The players are Antony Morf, Bb soprano clarinet, and Bruno
Furlanetto,
> Eb soprano clarinet. Morf does a very fine job on "Paolo and Virginia,"
> a trio for clarinet, violin, and piano. I've performed the trio, and that
> experience has given me some objectivity in rating his performance.
>
> Both players are also heard in Ponchielli's "Quartet with Piano
> Accompaniment," along with monster oboist Omar Zoboli and flutist
> Heinrich Keller. Their performance compares very favorably with an
> earlier recording of the same composition by members of the Philadelphia
> Orchestra. Furlanetto is brilliant in this piece.
>
> Can any list members knowledgeable about European wind players
> tell us about Morf and Furlanetto, their nationalities and musical
> affiliations?
>
> Connie
>
> Conrad Josias
> La Canada, California
>