Klarinet Archive - Posting 000496.txt from 2004/07

From: Jimmy Lee <jrlaudio@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] clarinetists
Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 16:05:52 -0400

Chuck is this available to the public in a commercial CD?
Jimmy

Chuck Currie wrote:

> Dear Ton,
>
> I give each of my students a compilation CD of fine clarinetists to help
> them find their concept of clarinet sound. Here is the "jacket copy" of
> that CD.
>
> CLASSICAL
> 1. John Bruce Yeh Morton Gould Derivations. Yeh was invited to be
> Assistant Principal of the Chicago Symphony at the age of 19! Ripe,
> romantic tone. Founder of Chicago Pro Musica, an elite chamber orchestra.
> 2. Robert Spring Rimsky-Korsakov Flight of the Bumblebee. The fastest and
> lightest tongue in all of clarinet history.
> 3. Sabine Meyer Sravinsky 3 Pieces 2nd Mve. A fine soloist from Hanover,
> left the Berlin Philharmonic after one year to pursue her solo career.
> Seamless precision and an alluring dynamic flexibility
> 4. Jonathon Cohler: Stravinsky 3 Pieces 3rd Mve. International virtuoso.
> Incredible musicianship and total technical command.
> 5. Richard Stoltzman Debussy The Girl with the Flaxen Hair The world's most
> well known soloist. Terrific phrasing. Entrances come out of nowhere! Warm,
> subtly shaped tone.
> 6. James Campbell George Shearing Miniature #1 Canada's 1989 "Artist of
> the Year" Recorded with over 50 orchestras. Professor of music at Indiana
> University, one of the world's great music schools.
> 7. Harold Wright Brahms Clarinet Quintet Harold Wright, until his
> untimely death in 1995 was the Principal Clarinetist of the Boston Symphony
> Orchestra from 1970. This was recorded just months before his death. A
> legendary icon of the clarinet world.
> 8. Thea King Crusell Clarinet Quartet King is considered the doyenne of
> British clarinetists. She has had one of the leading international concert
> and recital careers in the history of the instrument. Note the sound
> character of the "wide bore" English clarinet.
> 9. Stanley Drucker Debussy Petite Piece 50 years as principal of the New
> York Philharmonic without missing a performance, his whole life is the
> clarinet. Became a principal player in Indianapolis at the age of 16.
> Teaches at Juillard.
> 10. Larry Combs Gershwin Prelude #3 Principal of the Chicago Symphony
> since 1978. A "big" sound, somewhat more flexible than some orchestral
> players due to playing commercial music and jazz in his youth.
>
> ENSEMBLES
> 11. Trio Indiana Peter Schickele Dance for 3 Finale Three great clarinetists
> and teachers. The clarinet faculty of Indiana University: Eli Eban, James
> Campbell and Howard Klug.
> 12. Thurston Clarinet Quartet Caprice 24 Paganini/Goodman. Namesake of
> the English clarinetist, Frederick Thurston, this is a leading eclectic
> chamber group.
> 13. Clarinet Summit Mood Indigo. A mixed group of modern young players
> and an Ellington Alumnus show the jazz side of clarinet quartets.
> 14. Budapest Clarinet Quintet Debussy Le Petit Negre All players from
> various Hungarian Orchestras and teachers at prestigious universities. This
> unusual (4tet is the norm) group is equally at home in classics, rags, pop
> and jazz influenced styles.
> 15. Finnish Clarinet Ensemble: Founded in 1980, this group shows the
> power, warmth and delicacy of the entire clarinet choir from Eb Soprano to
> Bb contrabass.
>
> JAZZ
> 16. Eddie Daniels Tricotism This Juillard graduate shows what a brilliant
> classically trained clarinetist can bring to jazz. Played tenor sax with
> the legendary Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band, then embarked on a solo career
> that has largely focused on the clarinet.
> 17. Pete Fountain Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans A New
> Orleans icon. Another "wide bore" player, like Thea King, and you can hear
> that same sonority even in this very different style.
> 18. Paquito d'Rivera Lecuonerias This Cuban virtuoso was classically
> trained, and also played in his father's dance band. First featured in a
> solo performance with the Cuban National Symphony when 12 years old.
> Equally talented as a saxophonist. Wonderful latin"lilt" to his phrasing.
> 19. Artie Shaw Diga Diga Doo Brilliant band leader with a crystalline
> tone and impeccable technique.
> 20. Bennie Goodman I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good A warmer and "jazzier"
> sound than Artie. Musicians love to argue over their merits. Both are
> "hall of famers" in the Jazz Pantheon.
> 21. Buddy Defranco Skyliner The clarinetist who brought the Charlie Parker
> "bop" school to the horn. Paquito d'Rivera said "IMPOSSIBLE" when his dad
> played him a DeFranco recording in his youth.
> 22. Don Byron Chopin Larghetto This largely avant-garde jazz player was
> classically trained while playing Klezmer on the side, Don's recording
> projects are each unique and conceptually themed.
> 23. Kenny Davern Mood Indigo Kenny started playing professionally when he
> was 16 and in 1954 made his recording debut with Jack Teagarden. Also
> played Soprano Sax, now focuses solely on Clarinet.
>
> BASS CLARINET
> 24. Eric Dolphy The Baron The biggest and woodiest sound you will ever
> hear. His untimely death from undiagnosed diabetes in his 30's cost the
> jazz world a leading innovator. Very "vocal" style, with "cries" and even
> shrieking from time to time. Startling and compelling.
> 25. Ron Odrich Jaunt A New York dentist and world renowned Jazz
> clarinetist. Smooth sound and incredible proficiency. This project has him
> overdubbing himself playing both Bass and Soprano clarinet.
> 26. Renate Rusch Genzmer Sonata for Bass Clarinet Solo. Bass Clarinetist
> with the German Opera, Beyreuth Festival Orchestra and the North German
> Radio Symphony. She has a beautiful, powerful bass clarinet sound.
> 27. Henri Bok Schoeck Sonata Professor of Bass Clarinet at Rotterdam
> Conservatory, attracting students from all over the world. A master player &
> supporter of the development of bass clarinet literature.
> 28. Jeff Reilly When I Fall In Love This Halifax native is a distinct and
> powerful voice in the field of improvised contemporary music. With Peter
> Togni Organ and Christoph Booth on Cello.
>
> Chuck Currie
> Sax Noir Studio
> www.saxnoir.com
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> 604 970-2694
> 2105 E 3rd Ave
> Vancouver, BC
> V5N 1H9
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TON NGUYEN [mailto:tonn_07@-----.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 10:19 AM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: [kl] clarinetists
>
> Hi y'all,
>
> I'm looking for some good clarinetists to listen to, preferably jazz and
> classical. Are there anyone and any CDs that you would recommend? Thank
> you much.
>
> Ton
>
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