Klarinet Archive - Posting 000284.txt from 1997/12

From: "Dan Leeson: LEESON@-----.edu>
Subj: RE: Ricardo Morales et. al.
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 1997 13:14:53 -0500

> From: MX%"klarinet@-----.98
> Subj: Ricardo Morales et. al.

> I certainly hope that many of you had a chance to hear the Metropolitan
> Opera's live performance of Mozart's "La clemenza di Tito" today.
> Unfortunately, no matter how good one's audio system is, it still ain't a live
> performance unless you're in the hall. I had never heard Ricardo before and,
> of course, he lived up to his press releases.
>
> But I was absolutely in awe of the basset horn player! I missed the name.
> Can anyone help me out? One thought occurred to me, however. Leblanc gets a
> lot of mileage out of Mr. Morales' endorsement. Does the Met's clarinet II
> player also play on Leblanc? If not, does he then have to match Mr. Morales
> sound while playing a Buffet.

It was James Ognibeny, and it was extraordinary basset horn playing.
The intonation was magnificent. From where do you get the information
that Ognibeny plays on a LeBlanc basset horn?

>
> Just some thought from somewho who plays a lot of Clarinetto II.
>
> Don Gross
> La Canada, California
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Dan Leeson, Los Altos, California
Rosanne Leeson, Los Altos, California
leeson@-----.edu
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