Klarinet Archive - Posting 000835.txt from 1998/11

From: "John Gates" <cadenza@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Spohr Octet
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1998 03:03:48 -0500

Dear Tony, I have your Nash Ensemble recording of the nonet and octet. Its
wonderful. The group played with such ease. I was especially impressed
with the flutist, I think her name was Judith Pearce. Tuning never seemed
to be a problem with you guys. Did it come naturally or did you have to
work at it.

I used to know the cellist, think his name was Chris Van Kempen. He was
involved with a violinist who was named Marci. I think I have that right.
Do you know where he is, what he's doing, did they get married, etc.? I
know he was one of the founding members of Nash Ensemble. I knew them both
in London many years ago when I was at the Royal College of Music studying
with Sid Fell.
-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Pay <Tony@-----.uk>
Date: Friday, November 20, 1998 5:21 AM
Subject: Re: [kl] Spohr Octet

>On Tue, 10 Nov 1998 14:38:57 -0400, edsshop@-----.ca said:
>
>> For years I've had a copy of Louis Spohr's Octet for violin, TWO
>> violas, cello, clarinet [in A], two horns and bass. I've never had the
>> opportunity to play it. I've never even heard it! Does anybody know
>> of a recording I could get?
>
>I like to think of it as two trios (violin and two violas, plus,
>clarinet and two horns) with the addition of cello and double bass.
>
>Again, since no-one has answered this, there's what I think of twenty
>years down the line as a nice recording (I'm on it:-) by the Nash
>ensemble, on the CRD label, coupled with the Nonet. It features some
>spectacular playing by Tony Halstead on second horn. This is the
>virtuoso part, and I remember that when he wasn't available we just
>didn't programme the piece.
>
>The record, along with another disc of the Quintet and Septet by the
>same group, may also shortly be available on the Web, for those of you
>with the technical wherewithal to cope with Liquid Audio and CD burning.
>I'll keep you posted.
>
>Tony
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> (C.D.F.Schubart on the harpsichord playing of C.P.E.Bach)
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