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Who is the Clarinetist?

Author: Kevin
Date: 2004-10-11 13:29

Here are some of the CD's I own that I do not know who is playing principal:

Dvorak Cello Concerto
Rostropovich - Guilini / London Philharmonic
Originally Angel Records, I own a new EMI Classics Reissue
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000002RQ2/ref=pd_ir_imp/103-0855154-9815814

Dvorak Symphonies 7 and 8
Andrew Davis / Philharmonia Orchestra
Sony Classical http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000DSE8/ref=pd_ir_imp/103-0855154-9815814

Tchaikovsky / Brahms Violin Concertos
Nathan Milstein - Pittsburgh Symphony / William Steinberg - London Philharmonia / Anatole Fistoulari
Serapin Compilation http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000000UW5/ref=pd_ir_imp/103-0855154-9815814

Shostakovich Symphony No. 10
Vladimir Fedoseyev / Ostankino Large Symphony Orchestra
Moscow Studio http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000E6XK0/ref=pd_ir_imp/103-0855154-9815814

Brahms Complete Symphonies
Herbert von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic
Deutsche Grammophon
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000007ODY/ref=pd_ir_imp/103-0855154-9815814

Much Thanks.

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Re: Who is the Clarinetist?

Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2004-10-11 16:59

Jez knows more than almost anyone about London clarinetists. Jez - are you there?

The London Philharmonic’s current members are here: http://www.lpo.co.uk/about/whos_who.html. Their archivist should know about former players, and I believe Robert Hill and Nick Carpenter are members of the Klarinet list.

Kell was the original principal in the Philharmonia, followed after a short time by Thurston. When he was forced to retire (from lung cancer) in 1952, Bernard Walton stepped in and was there, I think, through the mid-60s. Their archivist should know the history. http://www.philharmonia.co.uk/administration.php, and the current player list is at http://www.philharmonia.co.uk/biographies/playerlist.php

The Pittsburgh Symphony player may have been Sigurd Bockman, who was principal when the orchestra recorded the Kodaly Dances of Galanta under Reiner. See http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000029P9/002-6655906-6072865?v=glance When this CD came out, there was a review that spoke of Reiner (who was Hungarian) spending hours with Bockman to get the sound and style just right. Unfortunately, I can’t locate the source for this. The Pittsburgh site says the have a message board http://www.pittsburghsymphony.org/msg_index.html, but it apparently hasn’t gone on line yet, since there are no links from it. The personnel are here: http://www.pittsburghsymphony.org/pghsymph.nsf/webmusicians, and the Personnel manager or Librarian should know.

The Ostankino Large Symphony is known in English as the Moscow Radio Symphony http://www.dschjournal.com/reviews/rvs20op93.htm I haven’t been able to find a personnel list under either name.

The Berlin Philharmonic Brahms recording was made in 1977-78. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000007ODY/ref%3Dpd%5Fir%5Fimp/002-6655906-6072865 Leister was the principal during that time. http://www.arts.ufl.edu/MUSIC/clarinet/leister.html I think there were dual principals for at least part of that time, but I can’t imagine that Leister would permit anyone else to do the recordings

Best regards.

Ken Shaw

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Re: Who is the Clarinetist?

Author: GBK
Date: 2004-10-11 17:16

I believe that the Pittsburgh Symphony Principal Clarinet at that time was Louis Paul ...GBK

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