Klarinet Archive - Posting 001312.txt from 1997/09

From: fersilv@-----.net
Subj: Re: German Systems
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 1997 10:54:14 -0400

When the Russia Philarmonic was in Rio de Janeiro 3 years ago the
entire clarinet section played with boehm clarinet(Buffet).

Hope it helps

Best

Fernando Silveira
Principal Clarinet - National Symphony - Brazil
Chamber Music Professor - Rio de Janeiro Federal University

At 11:03 30/09/97 +0200, you wrote:
>Since I'm living in Germany my teacher plays of course the german
>system. But I play a Boehm clarinet. He says he finds the french sound
>thin, and only likes it in more modern or contemporary music,
>e. g. Shostakovich sypmhonies. But he admits that some fingerings on
>the Boehm are easier.
>
>Does someone know which system is played (preferred) in Russia? Boehm,
>German, or Reform Boehm (German Boehm). Since I have some recordings
>of the St Petersburg Philharmonic Orch. (former Leningrad Philharmonic
>Orch.) which I like, I would like to know, but cannot decide this
>question by just hearing (who can?).
>
>Greetings
> Dirk
>
>--=20
>Dirk Kussin dirk@-----.de =20
>Fachbereich 17 Mathematik Raum D2.323
>Universit@-----. (+49) (5251) 60-2636
>D-33095 Paderborn --------- http://www-math.uni-paderborn.de/~dirk/
>
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