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Author: GBK
Date: 2008-02-27 23:13
Morales was offered to be engaged principal of the CSO as of Monday night after the Carnegie Hall concert in which he played the Debussy Images.
It will be a long drawn-out process as to how and when he signs as there are many variables which have already been discussed in the previous thread about NY, Philly, etc.
...GBK
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Author: Sylvain
Date: 2008-02-28 01:20
can't say I am surprised.
I was listening to his French Portrait CD yesterday. It is some seriously impressive playing, but somehow it doesn't light my fire. Unfortunately, I can't pinpoint to what makes it not so exciting for me...
Any met/philly recording on which I can hear him play and change my mind?
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Sylvain Bouix <sbouix@gmail.com>
Post Edited (2008-02-28 04:37)
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Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2008-02-28 03:41
I'm shocked, no I'm not. He's just a great player and was the only one to get a chance to play with the orchestra. There was no way he wasn't going to shine. ESP
www.peabody.jhu.edu/457
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Author: William
Date: 2008-02-28 16:24
No surprise here, either--just hope he's got some warm stuff in his closet.
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2008-02-28 17:30
I've heard Ricardo play live quite a few times and also on the radio at the Met and Philadelphia, and I've been blown away by his mastery of the instrument. I agree with Sylvain that his solo CDs don't show him off at his best, but in the orchestra he's amazing. I heard a Philadelphia Tchaikovsky 4th broadcast where he was mesmerizing.
Ken Shaw
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Author: Adam W
Date: 2008-02-28 20:29
This is wonderful news!
It still seems odd to think that the CSO could go on without Larry Combs (in a clarinet-centered world, that is...), but I couldn't think of a better replacement than Ricardo Morales! He is simply an amazing clarinetist.
And... now that he'll be in the Midwest instead of on the East Coast (surmising that he takes the job, of course), I might have to make the three hour drive from Bloomington, IN to see if I can get a lesson with him! But that's just assuming that he would have the time and the interest, and I would have the $$$... ;]
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Author: Ed
Date: 2008-02-28 22:56
Adam W says
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It still seems odd to think that the CSO could go on without Larry Combs
oh..... I am still trying to figure out how they could manage without Clark Brody
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Author: bufordpsqueak
Date: 2008-02-29 12:53
I have the same reaction to that CD. It's good but not how I want to hear those pieces. Something stylistically bothers me.
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Author: Sylvain
Date: 2008-02-29 13:56
Ok, I am listening to his Bartok contrast and his playing is impeccable there. I am waiting for the CSO next Tchaik 5 recording. We'll see if they can match this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0rziwZH-nY
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Sylvain Bouix <sbouix@gmail.com>
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Author: DavidBlumberg
Date: 2008-02-29 14:20
No, that isn't his real rate........ though few know it as he doesn't take many students at all due to being so busy with everything.
I know what he charges (we play duets as friends - we sightread stuff at performance speed/level, heck of a lot of fun too). It's similar to what Marcellus charged updated to current $'s.
But he doesn't just take anybody and is extremely busy.
Just hearing him play is a lesson in itself.
btw, the comment of $10 a minute, I would say thought that Clarinetists highly undervalue their time/lesson cost. There still are teachers out there charging $15 for 1/2 hr which is ridiculously low.
You try to take acting lessons for a major star/vocalist and see how "cheap" it's not.
http://www.SkypeClarinetLessons.com
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Author: William
Date: 2008-02-29 15:31
"Just hearing him play is a lesson in itself"
Cheapest, for sure--and really, maybe the best way to learn (along with lots of practice).
"There still are teachers out there charging $15 for 1/2 hr which is ridiculously low"
Depends--who and where you are often dictates what the market will bear in terms of cost. A lot of parents don't consider "learning" the clarinet (or any other instrument) is worth "all that money" that could be spent at the local tavern. Sad, but often true.................
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Author: Gregory Smith ★2017
Date: 2008-02-29 16:37
D. Blumberg said:
"It's similar to what Marcellus charged updated to current $'s."
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Marcellus believed (as his teacher before him did) that their value was double the going rate. If the going rate was $25 they charged $50. Their reasoning as I understood it was that their studio would therefore only be filled with the most serious and accomplished of students who valued their expertise and time.
BTW, I learned the most about how to play the clarinet listening to and watching Marcellus demonstrate in the studio...and he said the same of Bonade. It's one thing to talk about music and the clarinet - quite another to see and hear the real deal, and to hear it live as opposed to recorded.
Marcellus would always immediately preface his playing demonstrations with "Since a picture is worth 10,000 words...." and liquid gold would pour forth.
Gregory Smith
http://www.gregory-smith.com
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Author: DavidBlumberg
Date: 2008-02-29 20:23
Yup, I almost spent a day with him (Marcellus) as I spoke on the phone from the Scotia Festival (Christopher Wilcox wanted him to hear me play and me to work with him) - didn't end up going to Chicago as soon afterwards I got injured.
Recordings don't even come close to the experience of close up in person.
So I guess you guys get to enjoy Ricardo now.........
http://www.SkypeClarinetLessons.com
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