Klarinet Archive - Posting 000396.txt from 1997/10

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Brahms and Dan
Date: Sat, 11 Oct 1997 00:33:02 -0400

> > The most wonderfull recordings of the Brahm's sonatas, in my opinion, is by
> > Johnathan Cohler. All the other recordings I have (Damiens, Cohen, others)
> > lack any feeling and have no dynamics. Muhfeld used vibrato and was very
> > expressive and Brahm's liked it. Cohler's cd's are above all others because
> > he does what the composer, and most composers and audiences want. He plays
> > with expression. I would love to hear a recording by Ricardo Morales
> > someday. I heard him play once and he plays beautifully. He is only twenty
> > five, I think. Thank you for listening and I hope I don't make anyone angry,
> > since it is my first time writing!

I like Johnathan Cohler's recording of the Brahms Sonatas. However, I am
not sure we, collectively, could agree that they are any better than David
Shifrin's or Richard Stoltzman's (Grammy)......just a bit different and
unique in their own way. However, I applaud the attitude of choosing...it
helps when one is going to teach the work!

Roger Garrett