Klarinet Archive - Posting 000215.txt from 1999/10

From: gtg <gtgallant@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Funny Nielsen recording
Date: Sat, 9 Oct 1999 03:54:38 -0400

I just bought a cd of Benny Goodman playing the
Nielsen Concerto. What a horrible
performance/recording!!! He must have had a huge ego
problem to think he could record -or even perform -
the piece! He nailed only abot 30% of the notes,
played at about 1/2 to 2/3 the real tempi, and had a
gross, unfocused sound. Poor Mr. Nielsen! Benny
should have stuck to jazz. I't would be interesting
to know what Goodman was thinking when he thought he
could play "legit"!! This cd is the worst classical
recording I own (takes the spot of Leister's Mozart,)
and I'm strangely proud to own it!

BTW, I've heard his Mozart and it equally bites!!! :)

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