Klarinet Archive - Posting 001029.txt from 1998/12

From: David Blumberg <reedman@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] re: inconsistent performance
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 23:25:32 -0500

Paulette wrote:
Today I heard (on the radio), Stoltzman play the Mozart (and some
Benny Goodman tunes) with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. There was a
certain raggedness in his playing that truly surprised me - maybe because
it was a live performance - He's sounded cleaner on other recordings.
His tone was not consistent and seemed somewhat uncontrolled. Generally,
articulation was crisp. Nonetheless, I enjoyed it even though there was
no chocolate satin ;-( . It sounded "real". I don't have CD's or
tapes, I only hear on public radio so I can't play it over and over to
analyze or compare performances.
Paulette

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Everyone has better, and worse days. I heard a live broadcast of Drucker
playing a piece by Rossini with Orchestra that was technically sloppy, and
uneven! I couldn't believe that it was him playing. The moral is - it
happens, even "Mr. Technique" can have bad days.

David Blumberg
reedman@-----.com
http://www.sneezy.org/david_blumberg/

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