Klarinet Archive - Posting 000670.txt from 1996/10

From: Fred Jacobowitz <fredj@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Quintets of Mozart and Brahms
Date: Sat, 26 Oct 1996 13:51:15 -0400

Paul,
I cannot say enough good things about Charlie Neidich's Brahms
with the Juilliard String Quartet. I think it is by far the besta of all
the dozens of recordings I've heard of the work. Run, don't walk, to get
it. There is a re-release on Angel ofa very old, but beautiful, recording
with Reginald Kell and the Busch 4-tet. This is pretty good too and
notable for the string playing style (old-fashioned). Charlie's
Mozartrecording isn't too shabby either, now that I think about it, but my
favorite Mozart is still an out-of-print Simeon Bellison recording with
the Roth quartet.

Fred Jacobowitz
Clarinet/Sax Instructor, Peabody Preparatory

On Fri, 25 Oct 1996, Paul Katula wrote:

> Hello. I'm preparing a lecture next Spring covering the Clarinet
> Quintets of Mozart (K. 581) and Brahms (Op. 115). I was interested
> in anyone's thoughts about
>
> * Good recordings (perhaps for comparisons)
> * Key points clarinetists might like to see covered
> * Any musicological or analytical texts
>
> The lecture is generally open to the public, but this will be the only
> topic, so I would assume some knowledge of or interest in music history
> or clarinet music. But the general topic of the lecture should be more
> "What are these pieces _about_?"
>
> Thanks for your help.
> -Paul Katula
>