Klarinet Archive - Posting 000772.txt from 1998/06

From: "RJ Carpenter" <emerald1@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Re: Vibrato & Classical Performers (was: Vibrato on Bass)
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 1998 06:19:35 -0400

I know Reginald Kell makes use of vibrato, but not as extensively as
other performers. Last time I heard Richard Stolzman live in concert
(?March?); I sat about 8-feet from him... and he used ALOT of vibrato. Jaw
vibrato occasionally! He played several pieces with vibrato: Prelude
taneczne by Witold Lutoslawski, GRA by Elliot Carter, and Air by Toro
Takemitsu; and think he may have used a little in Prokofiev's Sonata in D
major as well.
I'm sure that there are other major performers who use this technique;
and anyone of them who use it should be enough to put us all to same for
criticizing them; 'cause I don't know about you... but I'd give anything to
be able to play like Stolzman!
Tristan Carpenter

>Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 17:05:25 -0400
>To: Klarinet <klarinet@-----.net
>From: "Mark A. Bradley" <markb@-----.com>
>Subject: Vibrato on bass
>
>Yes I have heard several pieces played by Reginald Kell and he has
>excellent use of the vibrato! It really brings out the sound in the
>lower notes. I love the Saint-Saens Sonate that he played, as I think I
>may have mentioned before somewhere. I was wondering about his vibrato
>as I have never heard much in clarinet playing before. The tape
>recording I have was taped by my director for me from an incredibly old
>record so there is a lot of background noise and the record skipped a
>few times, so I would like to find a recording of this on a CD...
>I agree that you should wait to first produce good tone before worrying
>about vibrato on a clarinet. I think I read an article or something
>somewhere that said that the clarinet is one of the only members of the
>orchestra that does not widely use vibrato.
>I have a hard time producing vibrato from any of the methods commonly
>used but I bet that if I learned it would help my sax playing a little
>bit (although lately I have given up on that)....
>--
>Mark A. Bradley
>markb@-----.com
>

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