Klarinet Archive - Posting 000680.txt from 1998/03

From: Neil Leupold <nleupold@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Drucker
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 1998 15:23:19 -0500

On Wed, 11 Mar 1998, Kevin Fay wrote:

> 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).

I have a recording of Ricardo Morales playing the Nielsen from
memory with piano accompaniment. And, naturally, I have the
CD of Drucker doing it with NY. 'Different accompaniment, I
realize, but the musical things that Ricardo does in his per-
formance make it a better performance than Drucker's (my
opinion only, of course). I'll give it to Drucker on the
Corigliano, though. I've never heard anybody do it so
well. Stoltzman's doesn't come close.

Neil

   
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