Klarinet Archive - Posting 000896.txt from 2000/06

From: Spike Spiegel <jnohe@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Mozart Concerto - Flame Bait
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 23:46:17 -0400

On Wed, 21 Jun 2000, Victor Chen wrote:

> Isn't Meyer's version also on the basset clarinet?

Sure is - I have that one. Very nicely done.

> In any case, Shifrin's recording is wonderful.

Sure is - I have that one too. Was my first, actually.

> I can't say that I enjoyed the Marcellus recording much
> though. It's too....normal?

I like to think of it as...a foundation on which to build upon.

Funny thought on that - the Shifrin was my first and for a year, by ear
that's how I knew K622. Then I bought the Marcellus and thought it
sounded bizarre - I'd never heard it on a regular A clarinet before. ^_^

Quick note to you, Bill...you're wondering if the other recordings will
have different 'nuances' than Stolzman? If you purchase several records,
I think you might find that Stolzman is the one with the 'different'
nuance. His method of adjusting for the lack of basset register differs
with those of other non-basset recordings, and his very notable vibrato is
distracting when compared with the recordings of Shifrin, Meyer, and
Marcellus. Of the five recordings that I own, his is the most...unique.

I do like his playing of that bassoon concerto, though...

J. Shouryu Nohe
http://web.nmsu.edu/~jnohe
Professor of SCSM102, New Mexico State Univ.
"I don't know, and I don't have an opinion." - Jet Black

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