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Author: Ted
Date: 2002-05-21 20:27
Has anyone heard the recording by Sharon Kam. I think the CD it's on is called "American Classics." I am interested in people's opinions of this recording.
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Author: ken
Date: 2002-05-23 01:38
I've seen it in the bins. I think my personal favorite recording of the Copland is a live 1980 radio bootleg of Harold Wright with Boston and Copland conducting. Sweeeeeeeet!
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Author: Clairgirl
Date: 2002-05-23 05:57
I just bought a recording of her( Kam) playing the Mozart and the Krommer Concerto. My favorite recording of the Copland is Sabine Meyers' though.
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Author: Stéphane
Date: 2002-05-23 08:03
I have 3 CDs by Sharon Kam, the Mozart/Krommer, the Weber Concerti 1 & 2 with the Grand Duo Concerto, and the American Classics with the Copland. I must say I am very charmed by Sharon's style and interpretation across the repertoire.
If I am not mistaken, Copland dedicated his concerto to Benny Goodman, can anyone recommend a recording of it by Goodman if it does exist? (Mark, GBK, Diz?)
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Author: Herman
Date: 2002-05-23 12:48
Swedish virtuoso Martin Fröst has recorded Copland by BIS, largest record company in Scandinavia, www.bis.se. That cd (BIS CD-893) includes also concertos composed by Sir Malcolm Arnold and Paul Hindemith. Sabine Meyer has recorded very similar cd with same music. I have compared these and I must say, unfortunately for Meyer fans, that Frösts version is MUCH better. I have also heard Fröst playing live in Amsterdams Concertgebow: He performed Carl Nielsens concerto and I have never heard better clarinet-playing. If someone have chance to listen him, I can warmly recommend.
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Author: Ken Shaw
Date: 2002-05-23 15:28
Goodman's recording of the Copland Concerto is unique and inimitable. You simply have to have it. There are a few places where he struggles technically, and Copland revised the finale to remove some extreme high notes, but nobody got the jazzy feel like BG.
I think the best modern recording is by Bill Blount, who's a very fine jazz player as well as a top classical player. Stoltzman is also very fine.
The Fröst version is also good, but, IMHO, none of the non-American players have the idiom in their bones.
Best regards.
Ken Shaw
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Author: GBK
Date: 2002-05-23 16:52
Ken...My thoughts exactly. After all these years, Goodman's is still the benchmark on this one, and William Blount (St. Luke's/Davies) is a very strong #2 ...GBK
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Author: Herman
Date: 2002-05-24 07:57
Dear Friends. If we talk about "jazzy feeling" or "authentic" in its deeper meanings, I have to admit that Benny Goodman or anyone who have borned in Your continent is nearer to that thing You obviously appreciate. Analogy: If we are seeking best percussionist in the world, we have to go really deep in African forests and there he/she is, no in London Philharmony Orchestra or Metropolitan Opera House...
But if we look things more open minds, there is people outside USA (even inside?) who might approach these matters from different points of view than You. Someone could put more value for beautiful and open clarinet sound, technical abilities, quality of recording etc. than "jazzy feeling". No-one can deny that Goodman made a great job when he recorded Copland but lucky we, clarinet-playing can reform of its various aspects.
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Author: David Dow
Date: 2002-05-27 10:59
I saw Paul Meyer play this a few years back and was totally amazed by the jazz element he brought to the piece, he was also a very good freind of Benny's and studied with him at one pint I believe. When I was in France I remember running into a recording of the Copeland by Drucker in New York and fell in love with his interpretation!
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