Klarinet Archive - Posting 000820.txt from 2003/04

From: Karl Krelove <karlkrelove@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Stage movements, redux
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 00:42:36 -0400

Well, I guess it's an individual matter whether a listener is distracted or
not by exaggerated motion. I am more curious why players move so much when
it has an audible effect. I've heard more than one player whose sound
actually changes because of the movement of the mouthpiece relative to their
embouchures. Often the change is a loss of focus, clarity and, therefore,
projection at certain points and angles in the players' motion. I suspect
this isn't the case with Meyer (I've only heard her play on recordings and
never seen her play at all). But it is a problem for some players.

Not to mention the headache it must cause the audio engineer who tries to
record that kind of moving sound source.

Karl Krelove

> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Hobby [mailto:jhobby@-----.net]
> Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2003 12:02 PM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: [kl] Stage movements, redux
>
>
> Stage manerisms were discussed some time ago, but I saw an
> interesting clip
> last night. It was Sabine Meyer playing the Strauss Romance in Eb for
> clarinet & chamber orchestra, with the Munich Phil. Chamber Orch. She
> sounded great, as usual, but her emoting easily got on the nerves. At
> times, she would bend over so far that her bell was almost touching the
> stage floor. While I realize this is an individual "thing", I wonder if
> performers know that, to some people, it's distracting from their playing.
> Opinions?
>
> Jim Hobby
>
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