Klarinet Archive - Posting 000891.txt from 1999/04

From: "Karl Krelove" <kkrelove@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Re:Double-lip Playing
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 23:20:02 -0400

Nor, since it's come up with regard to Marcellus, is Gigliotti a double-lip
player. I'm not sure why he decided to sit for the performance cited below,
but, FWIW, I've seen him solo twice with the orchestra, including a
performance of the Rochberg Concerto during his final year with Philadelphia
and one of the Hindemith several years earlier, and he stood for both
performances.

Karl Krelove

----- Original Message -----
From: <HatNYC62@-----.com>
Subject: [kl] Double Lip Playing-Question for Tom Ridnouer

> >>>I saw Robert Marcellus play the Debussy Rhapsodie with the Cleveland
> Orchestra, and Tony Gigliotti play something (can't remember what - it was
a
> long time ago) with the Philadelphia Orchestra, and both sat. In fact,
> Marcellus sat on the front part of the chair, leaned back, crossed his
legs,
> and appeared to be about ready to take a nap rather than play a solo.
> However, as you can imagine, it sounded great<<<
>
> A few words about this are in order. Marcellus did not play double lip
> (except for a few days here and there as an experiment. He sat for
concertos
> toward the end of his career because he eventually lost all of his natural
> teeth through complications of diabetes, and his dentures were not stable
> enough to support the instrument. As you can well imagine, he also had to
> relearn every time more teeth were removed. Quite remarkable.
>

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