Klarinet Archive - Posting 000922.txt from 2000/08

From: rgarrett@-----.edu
Subj: Re: [kl] Bernstein's Bernstein
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 12:48:09 -0400

At 09:06 AM 8/28/2000 -0700, you wrote:
>I think Bernstein came out looking foolish for having made such an
>unnecessary reference to Marsallis, and Marsallis came out looking like
>a very mature and intelligent person. It was only much, much later,
>when Marsallis felt it necessary to make some unpleasant ethnic and
>racial statements (though not about Bernstein), that he lost my respect
>as a person.

I remember watching and listening to Vienna and then later visiting with
Bernstein. I distinctly remember telling my wife as we walked to the car
that as a musician and conductor I thought he was superb, but that as a
human being he left much to be desired. I don't say this lightly - because
I really like his music, his recordings, etc., but when I met him I was
dissapointed with his social and personal behavior.

But he sure got the Vienna Phil to sound great!

Best wishes,
Roger Garrett

Roger Garrett
Professor of Clarinet
Director, Symphonic Winds
Head, Recording Studio
Illinois Wesleyan University
School of Music
Bloomington, IL 61702-2900
(309) 556-3268

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