Klarinet Archive - Posting 000065.txt from 2004/05

From: "Lelia Loban" <lelialoban@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] de Peyer
Date: Wed, 5 May 2004 08:58:24 -0400


David Glenn wrote,
>As a young student in London, I remember being
>disappointed several times in hearing DePeyer in
>concerts because his sound didn't meet my expectations.

What were your expectations, and in what way did DePeyer not meet them?

>I also heard him play the Copland concerto in a way
>which I as a teenager thought was pretty bad.

What way did he play, what specifically did he do, and what did you think
was bad about it?

>But then I discovered his recording of the Spohr 1st
>concerto. It was so amazing, he instantly became my hero.

In what specific way was the recording amazing?

>Back to DePeyer: I don't know any other clarinettist who
>has such complete opposite effects on me at different times
>than DePeyer does.

That's the beginning of an interesting comment, but where's the rest of it?
I understand you to say that you like DePeyer's playing now more than you
liked it when you were a teenager, but beyond that, more details would help
me to figure out what you mean. What was the nature of these opposite
effects, and what do you think caused them?

Lelia Loban
E-mail: lelialoban@-----.net
Web site (original music scores as audio or print-out):
http://members.sibeliusmusic.com/LeliaLoban

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