Klarinet Archive - Posting 000551.txt from 1997/10

From: "Dan Leeson: LEESON@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Brahms and Dan
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 16:45:27 -0400

> From: MX%"klarinet@-----.72
> Subj: Re: Brahms and Dan

> At 09:19 08/10/1997 -0700, you wrote:
>
> >I once attended a Master class with Karl Leister who commented,
> >"Unless you're at least 35, you can't play Brahms; you haven't lived long
> >enough." I totally agree even though I first played it when I was in high
> >school (what arrogance! :-) ).
>
>
> I have a version of Brahms quintet and trio with Leister. For me, it's not
> "Brahms".
> If you hear a violin (Oistrach f.ex.) who plays Brahms violin concerto and
> then Leister with the quintet.
> With Leister, there is no passion. If I you play Brahms, you will must cry
> :-)

When I played Brahms, everyone cried but me. They kept saying, "This idiot
is ruining Brahms," and then they cried and cried.

>
>
> Anthony Goret
>
> clarinetist/musicus
>
>
> -----
> E-Mail: Anthony.Goret@-----.be
> http://www.creabel.com/anthony
>
>
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Dan Leeson, Los Altos, California
Rosanne Leeson, Los Altos, California
leeson@-----.edu
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