Klarinet Archive - Posting 000501.txt from 2002/06

From: "Jeroen T. Salm" <jtsalm@-----.nl>
Subj: Re: [kl] Barrels and Karl Leister...
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2002 10:56:28 -0400

Hi Michael,

Wich recording are you referring to?
The 1999 recording Leister, Boetcher and Bognár (Nimbus NI 5600) is (IMHO)
everything but boring, and should be in every clarinettists library, as a
possible interpretation, freedom of tempi, articulation and tone quality
(Mr. Leister is a man above 60 years on this recording!!)...
(on this CD are also the two clarinet sonata).

One of my beloved CD´s nowadays for the trio mainly!

Yours,
Jeroen T. Salm
(The Netherlands)

----- Original Message -----
From: <JEDISUSHI@-----.com>
Subject: [kl] Barrels and Karl Leister...

> Hi all,
>
> I'm play on R-13's, and I've come to the decision that I need to purchase
a
> new barrel for my A clarinet (intonation in the upper register of the
upper
> joint is sharp as always, and response could be better), and I'll be going
> with a Moennig, just like my B-flat. For the heck of it, I put my B-flat
> barrel (the Moennig) on my A clarinet and things did improve noticeably,
so I
> was wondering if anyone actually uses the same barrel for both clarinets
> (especially Buffet clarinets/barrels). It seems kind of taboo to me
(maybe
> just superstition?), but it certainly sounded/felt somewhat better. I
hope
> an A clarinet barrel can do even more. Perhaps it's because the Buffet
> factory barrels just don't have a great bore and any Moennig works better?
I
> dunno...
>
> As for Leister, I was wondering people's opinion of his Brahms
> interpretation, specifically. I studied the Brahms Trio, Op. 114 this
year
> and used his recording the most. Those that ridicule his interpretation
> usually say it's boring, without emotion, but I respect his
straightforward
> approach as something I could study. I certainly ended up playing it much
> differently than he, but I do not really believe he is devoid of
passion...I
> was just wondering what your thoughts might be...
>
> Michael
>
> P.S. I'm going to send an email about me later, so I can properly
introduce
> myself, rather than sending long posts with no biography for you to
identify
> me with :-)
>
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