Klarinet Archive - Posting 000663.txt from 1998/03

From: "Kevin Fay" <kevinfay@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Drucker
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 1998 12:10:37 -0500

Minor quibble. You say that Stanley is "playing as well as anyone
alive." I've yet to hear anyone other than Stanley successfully play
the Corigliano--until I do, IMHO Stanley's better.

Ditto the Nielsen (I've heard that his recording of that was done in one
take. I can't believe it--but then again, look who we're talking
about).

kjf

----Original Message Follows----
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 20:16:54 EST
From: "Dan Leeson: LEESON@-----.edu>
Subject: Re: Drucker

Stanley should be very grateful for the Philharmonic's current policy
on age. At one time, every single player who reached the age of 65
was automatically retired, no matter how well they played or how much
they wanted to continue to play.

The composer Corigliano had a father who was concertmaster with the
NY Phil. and at the age of 65 he was released. But he still wanted
to play (and he played magnificently) so he went to San Antonio and
became concertmaster there.

John Wummer, the great flutist had the same problem.

So here is Stanley, still playing as well as anyone alive, and
he can continue to play, hopefully for many years to come. I
remember when he went into the Philharmonic. He almost overlapped
Simeon Bellison, that's how old he is.

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Dan Leeson, Los Altos, California
Rosanne Leeson, Los Altos, California
leeson@-----.edu
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