Klarinet Archive - Posting 000047.txt from 2004/06

From: ormondtoby@-----.net (Ormondtoby Montoya)
Subj: RE: [kl] glissando help
Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2004 00:14:46 -0400

Karl wrote:

> I thought those were very large mushrooms
> suitable for stuffing with crabmeat.

Heh! You *would* have to say this just as I am halfway into my dinner
from McDonald's. All of a sudden, I'm not hungry any longer....

But on topic, I have two recordings of Rhapsody, and it's interesting to
hear how the glissandos vary. I have no idea how the physical
techniques vary (or even who the clarinetists are), but you can
certainly hear a difference. One is smooth and easy (Bernstein,
Columbia Symphony), while the other is somewhat forced and makes you
hope that the clarinetist will actually reach the top (Previn,
Pittsburgh Symphony).

imo, of course. Perhaps some people would consider the Previn version
more 'jazzy' because it isn't as smooth.

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