Klarinet Archive - Posting 000840.txt from 1998/01

From: "John Gates" <cadenza@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Who is it?
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 13:01:21 -0500

-----Original Message-----
From: Frank Garcia <fgarcia@-----.edu>
Date: Monday, January 19, 1998 5:36 PM
Subject: Re: Who is it?

>I have a little story on a similar line as this thread.
>
>I auditioned for the LA Phil Institute many years ago as a college
>freshman. I had worked with the San Diego Symphony, but at the time I was
>fairly "green" and did not know too much about how larger city orchestras
>worked. I did however know that Michelle Zukovsky played an Oehler system
>and was Principal.
>
>Among the list of excerpts I needed to play was the slow movement of
>Rachmaninov's 2nd Symph. to play. While I was studying this zerpt, I
>purchased a recording of the LAPO performing the work. I studied the solo
>on the recording and in analyzing the solo, realized it wasn't Michelle,
>because I could tell it was a Boehm system clarinet. So I was puzzled, but
>really liked the playing so I kept working on it using this version as my
>example.
>
>When I got to the audition, and was asked to play this solo, I asked the
>panel "who played the solo on the LA Phil recording?" One gentleman
>answered "Lorin Levee." I began gushing, telling them that I used it as my
>study example and that I liked the playing very much. The gentleman who
>answered my original question responded "Thank you".
>
>I'm very glad (knowing my "foot-in-mouth" inclination) that I liked his
playing!
>
>Frank
>
>>>On Thu, 15 Jan 1998 08:48:29 -0500 Detlef Kretschmer
>>><detlef@-----.ca> writes:
>>>>>I heard a radio broadcast of the Detroit Symphony the other day in
>>>>which they
>>>>>performed a Mendelssohn overture completely unknown to me, "The Fair
>>>>>Melusine." It had an absolutely glorious clarinet part and it was,
>>>>IMHO,
>>>>>beautifully played by their clarinetist, with a lovely sound and
>>>>exquisite
>>>>>musicality.
>>
>>
>>I would like to correct an assumption made by me in a recent post
>>requesting the name of the clarinetist that played the solo in the above
>>mentioned inquiry.
>>
>>I have been informed that Ted Oien did not play that concert as I so
>>stated.
>>
>>Larry Liberian , asst. Principal, was the performer that concert. As the
>>above post cited, the clarinet solo was beautifully played.
>>
>>I feel that the assumption must be corrected and most humbly apologize to
>>Mr. Liberson.
>>
>>The honor was his and credit should be given where it is due!!
>>
>>I also wonder how often this happens
>>
>>
>>
>>Al Chiavarini
>>alchev@-----.com
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