Klarinet Archive - Posting 000675.txt from 1996/10

From: Gary Van Cott <Gary_VanCott@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Clarinet Quartets
Date: Sat, 26 Oct 1996 16:31:44 -0400

Kimberly Rieck wrote

I'm trying to form a clarinet quartet up here at UW-Superior and I'm
just wondering if anyone knows of any good clarinet quartet pieces.
Thanks

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Anyone interested in clarinet quartets should try to acquire the CDs of the
Thurston Clarinet Quartet (UK based). They are fantastic. The two CDs I
have are:
1. Clarinet Masquerade (c) 1993 ASV Digital, CD WHL 2076
2. Clarinet Carnival (c) 1995 ASV Digital, CD WHL 2095

The playing is great on both, but I think the quality of the recording is
better on the second. Not that the first is bad, but it has a "hard" sound
to it, something some people used to complain about in early CDs but I am
not sure I ever heard until this recording.

I am sure the second CD is still readily available, the first may be harder
to find.

Gary Van Cott
Las Vegas, NV
Gary_VanCott@-----.com