Klarinet Archive - Posting 001102.txt from 1999/07

From: "Edwin V. Lacy" <el2@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Hearing Other Clarinet Players
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 13:08:19 -0400

On Tue, 27 Jul 1999, avrahm galper wrote:

> One day both Crusell and Hermstedt were in the same city. Crusell
> wanted to meet Hermstedt, about so much had been written. He asked
> Hermstedt to play for him, which the latter obliged.

I once read that Brahms and Tchaikovsky met only one time. The account
stated that Brahms was visiting at the home of Edvard Grieg, and that
while they were having dinner, Tchaikovsky dropped by to visit. I would
like to know if this is true, and if anyone can supply a citation.

The report went on to state that Brahms and Tchaikovsky took an immediate
dislike for each other.

I would really have liked to have been present on that occasion!

I also have heard that there is a recording of the voice of Brahms,
speaking in English. He was a friend of Thomas Edison, and one of the
first people in Europe to benefit from Edison's inventions, including the
electric light bulb and the cylinder recording machine.

Does anyone know if it is possible to obtain a copy of this recording?

Ed Lacy
el2@-----.edu

P.S.: If this list were moderated and screened, I would not be able to
post this message, unless I could work into it perhaps some mention of the
works of Brahms for clarinet. But, I don't agree that subscribing to a
moderated list is tantamount to forfeiting one's right of free speech.

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