Klarinet Archive - Posting 000882.txt from 1998/07

From: "Mr. Sheim" <fsheim@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Old Clarinet Recordings
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 19:49:39 -0400

Will you notify the list when these CDs be available for purchase?

Fred (fsheim@-----.com)

At 04:58 PM 7/23/98 -0500, you wrote:
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>While out in Portland, OR, I had a wonderful opportunity to visit with one
>of my first teachers, Stan Stanford at Portland State University, and he
>graciously showed me both his CD project and his collection of over 70
>Wind Up record players and cylinder players. What a great evening!
>
>The purpose of my telling all of you this is that Stan has a terrific CD
>that will be coming out that presents rare and unknown recordings taken
>directly from the cylinders and remastered through computer technology to
>eliminate pops and cracks (surface noise remains however). These
>recordings were done between 1895 and 1930, and the playing is simply
>unbelieveable in some cases. Tone quality, technique,
>musicianship.....all wonderfully honed and presented in a single take.
>Most recordings last only 4.5 minutes because of the limitations of the
>cylinders. Suprisingly, all recordings had instrumental back up (band) -
>even the orchestral concertos and variations. The theory is that strings
>simply did not record well. A few recordings included piano
>accompaniment.
>
>If any Klarinet subscribers have cylinders from the time period I have
>mentioned, please contact me so that I can see if the recording might be
>included on the CD - there is still time.
>
>Roger Garrett
>IWU
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