Klarinet Archive - Posting 000263.txt from 2009/01
From: "Karl Krelove" <karlkrelove@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Inauguration clarinet
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:52:09 -0500
I don't think they were playing from memory. It looked like they had stands
set very low and at a little distance in front of them. Perlman in
particular seemed to have to look at a slightly uncomfortable angle to see
it. I wouldn't be surprised to find that the music was being displayed on
LCD monitors to avoid possible difficulties with wind and maybe to provide
some magnification to make up for the distance. I've heard suggestions from
several people that there was probably some space heating being used. It
looked like Ma's cello was made of wood - unless they make the carbon-fiber
ones to look like wood color and grain. McGill was definitely using a wood
barrel and bell, so it isn't likely he was using plastic in between.
I have to believe that on an occasion this important everything possible
would have been done to make performers of this caliber as comfortable as
they could be outdoors on a sub-freezing morning like today.
Karl
-----Original Message-----
From: Claudia Zornow [mailto:claudia@-----.net]
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 7:42 PM
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: [kl] Inauguration clarinet
Steve Heinemann wrote:
> Here's an article about Anthony McGill playing at the Inauguration. The
> picture is a also nice ad for Backun barrels and bells.
> http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/19/arts/music/19mcgill.html?_r=1&th&emc=th
I saw the performance this morning on ABC and just caught a repeat on CSPAN.
CSPAN showed the performance without cutting away to the crowd, so there was
a
much better view of the musicians.
It looked like they were really playing live (and apparently from memory,
except
for the pianist). I read that Yo-Yo Ma was playing a carbon-fiber cello
because
his wooden one couldn't handle the cold temperature.
I'm wondering -- how might Anthony McGill have dealt with the cold? He
sounded
in tune and didn't seem to have any difficulty playing. I shudder (so to
speak)
at the thought of playing for such a large audience when the wind chill is
16
degrees Fahrenheit or so.
Claudia
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