Klarinet Archive - Posting 000303.txt from 2005/11

From: "Bill Daniluk" <bdaniluk@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Ivo Papasov
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 09:23:10 -0500

...and I bet that in a blind listening test, you would be able to tell the
nationality of the player, and you wouldn't confuse the sounds produced with
"strangled chickens" either...BTW, Bulgarian folk dancing is what the
rhythms are all about, and were you to gain some proficiency therein, the
complexity would become a much clearer pattern of quick and slow steps; it's
impossible to keep your feet still when they start up the Ruchenitsa
BD

-----Original Message-----
From: Ormondtoby Montoya [mailto:or3mondtoby@-----.net]
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 1:42 AM
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: [kl] Ivo Papasov

There's limited value in trying to describe a concert. Words and music
are different languages and they cannot describe each other.

Someone posted that the ensemble would probably "blow the roof off the
joint". It's true that much (not all) of the music was rousing and up
tempo, but boisterousness and loudness were not what the performance was
about.

People who haven't played a reed instrument probably didn't appreciate
the variety of colors that Papasov produced. The saxophonist played
well, but was much more "uni-dimensional" than Papasov was. The
audience tried to clap and to keep pace with the complex rhythms, but
for the most part, they couldn't succeed. I was no exception. I
found myself falling back to simple rhythms, which every so often would slip
out of phase and I'd wonder where I had lost it.

The drummer was special. The electric bass guitarist had a thankless
job (no solo), but he was essential to the performance. One of his
strings broke in the middle of a melody, and he re-tuned another string and
continued playing without a glitch. The lady, a professor who explained
bits of Romani and Bulgarian history, danced in a reserved
manner which hinted at much wilder things left unspoken. Her voice was
beautiful.

They were selling a CD in the lobby. I've only listened to one track
so far, but it doesn't (so far) give a true picture of their performance
tonight. If any of you have the opportunity to attend a performance, I
recommend them.

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