Klarinet Archive - Posting 000159.txt from 2002/08

From: Neil Leupold <leupold_1@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Movers and shakers (and "dancers")
Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 00:52:26 -0400

--- Gene Nibbelin <gnibbelin@-----.com> wrote:

> All this discussion of movement while playing reminds me of a long-ago
> violin recital (by a well known artist, whose name I don't remember) in
> which the artist not only moved unbelievably (even for a violinist) but also
> whose facial expression could only be described as the natural reaction to
> someone's having placed a large amount of limburger cheese inside his
> violin. Neither his movements nor his facial expression contributed to the
> enjoyment of his recital.

The facial expressions issue has been raised with respect to Yo-Yo Ma. One
person on klarinet, having attended a performance by Ma the previous evening,
commented on the way the cellist turned his head to one side, a look of seem-
ing disgust on his face, "as if he couldn't stand the smell of his own cello."
I'm sure Ma is in another world when he gets deeply into his performances, but
I'm also certain that it looks strange indeed to somebody who isn't used to it.
He does play wonderfully though.

Neil

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