Klarinet Archive - Posting 000188.txt from 2009/02

From: Wayne Thompson <wthompson7274@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Re: Brahms Quintet
Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2009 01:03:23 -0500

Tony said (and others commented on):=0A=0A"In fact, German setups, with the=
ir heavier reeds, are less sensitive=0Ato longish periods of not being play=
ed.=A0 One of the striking things=0Aabout Leister's masterclasses, which yo=
u can view on the Internet, is=0Athe way he is able to pick up an instrumen=
t and play it immediately,=0Awithout seeming to need any sort of warmup."=
=0A=0ASeven years ago when I heard Tony and Christopher Hogwood play the Mo=
zart in Palm Springs, California, I was struck that Tony came on stage and =
spoke for some minutes about the bassett clarinet he was using, and then pl=
ayed.=A0 I did not see him even lick the read before his first note.=A0 I r=
emarked on it at the time.=0A=0AThis has been a very interesting conversati=
on.=A0 Thank you everybody.=0A=0AWayne Thompson

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