Klarinet Archive - Posting 000460.txt from 1997/03

From: Peter Stoll <peter.stoll@-----.CA>
Subj: Stoltzman Rossini
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 1997 11:20:31 -0500

I had the same reaction, I think I was 14, and I just couldn't believe my
ears. Thing is, having played the piece for for over 1O years now, I
STILL can't believe the man's control, and incredible musicality with the
phrasing, especially the intro. I also "reuse" part of his cadenza in my
own, which I sometimes call a "tribute" to Stolz. in prog.notes. Nice to
hear that this seminal recording has inspired others to the same degree!

P

On Fri, 14 Mar 1997, Jacqueline Eastwood wrote:

> On Fri, 14 Mar 1997, Neil Leupold wrote:
>
> > After that initial experience, I became more interested in
> > discovering what was possible on the clarinet. Stoltzman's
> > insane flights of fancy and creativity in his now-famous
> > rendition of the Rossini "Intro, Theme, and Variations" was
> > the next mind-blower. I can still remember sitting in rapture
> > on my bedroom carpet, maybe 13 years old, screaming, "That's
> > imPOSSIBLE!!", listening to it for the first time on the radio,
> > while he climbed one half-step at a time up to high C at the very
> > end. I still consider it the most remarkable recording of the
> > piece in existence.
>
> Neil and I must be of an age, because this is the recording I had
> mentioned earlier on the list as having such a great cadenza! I even took
> the liberty of transcribing it from the tape and using it for myself.
> Hope it's not copyrrighted or something!
>
>
> Jacqueline Eastwood
> University of Arizona/Arizona Opera Orchestra
> eastwooj@-----.edu
>

   
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