Klarinet Archive - Posting 001019.txt from 1998/01

From: "David B. Niethamer" <dnietham@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Till on bass cl.
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 1998 19:50:17 -0500

on 1/19/98 6:18 AM, Neil Leupold wrote:

>Unbelievably, I don't have a recording of Till in my 300+ classical
>CD collection, so I can't listen for the passage to see how it is
>played. I'll buy one this week, which brings up another question:
>what are your favorite recordings of Till?

Has anyone mentioned the Chicago/Barenboim recording? I grew up with
Cleveland/Szell, and it's a fine recording, but the new Chicago one with
Barenboim is stunning to my ears. I think I remember Larry Combs telling
me that John Yeh plays the "Eb" part on a D clarinet, as Strauss scored
it.(!)

David

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