Klarinet Archive - Posting 000293.txt from 1997/12

From: "David B. Niethamer" <dnietham@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Not a very clarinet-related topic, but... (and GdeP)
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 1997 13:15:02 -0500

on 12/6/97 7:59 AM, Robin Fairbairns wrote:

>I, nevertheless, will always treasure the
>memory of Gervase's LP of K.622 conducted by Peter Maag (it was
>originally issued here with Tuckwell doing 2 Horn Ccti on the other
>side).

I own this recording, and have always liked it - likewise the Weber
#2/Spohr #1 recording. the last mvt of the Mozart really dances, as I
recall. Of course I have a small child, so my memory is now shot!

I also fed my love of chamber music on all his Melos ensemble recordings.
In an age when American clarinetists were all playing like soloists 100%
of the time, DePeyer was tuning and blending beautifully, coming out in
the solo passages, and blending into the texture when that was called
for. As a student, I learned a lot from those recordings.

Most of us should play so badly.

David

David Niethamer
Principal Clarinet, Richmond Symphony
dnietham@-----.edu
http://members.aol.com/dbnclar1/