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Author: chipper
Date: 2005-09-30 12:14
This gentleman, Mr. Stoltzman, of whom I've heard good things is preforming near my home this weekend. He's playing Copland and Stravinsky. Would I be a fool to miss this concert?
Just wondering
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Author: Ed
Date: 2005-09-30 13:18
Of course you should attend. It is always worth hearing great music. When will you have this opportunity again?
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Author: FrankM
Date: 2005-09-30 13:27
I heard him do the Copland last night...I know it has been fashionable to "dis" him but I found him to be very personable and a consumate artist. His use of vibrato, often a point of contention here, was very subtle , I thought, and completely complimented the piece. It was the first time I've heard him live, and he exceeded all my expectations....by all means, check him out.
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Author: Sylvain
Date: 2005-09-30 14:26
You should definitely go. Mr Stoltzman has been the subject of many discussion on this board. His concept of sound and his interpretation have been controversial, but he is one of the few successful (if not the only one) soloist clarinetist and you should go listen to him.
-S
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Sylvain Bouix <sbouix@gmail.com>
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Author: GBK
Date: 2005-09-30 14:41
Sylvain wrote:
> His concept of sound and his
> interpretation have been controversial,
...and so is Acker Bilk, but they both keep rolling along, entertaining and bringing live clarinet music to thousands.
Isn't it curious that most of the barbs thrown at Stoltzman and Bilk come from fellow clarinetists, while the rest of the world couldn't care less?
Isn't it time we stop being so elitist in our criticism of "only one way the clarinet should sound and be played" ?
As Sylvain and others have said: go, listen and enjoy.
Be thankful that there is still a small niche of the population that pays money to hear live clarinet music ...GBK
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Author: claclaws
Date: 2005-09-30 14:52
Ed wrote : "When will you have this opportunity again?"
I fully agree. I saw Stoltzman last year here in Korea. Great experience, regardless of what criticisms I read from this board.
Lucy Lee Jang
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Author: Don Poulsen
Date: 2005-09-30 16:31
You should go. Whether you agree with his interpretation or not, he's an excellent clarinetist and the performance should be very enjoyable and perhaps inspiring.
As far as where barbs come from, I think that non-clarinetists also throw barbs at Acker Bilk. I know, for instance, that many of us throw barbs at Kenny G. even though we are not saxophonists. Or at any of several popular singers even though we aren't trained singers ourselves.
(Recently, an amateur sax player in one of my bands played a soprano solo at one of our concerts. Later, I told her that I enjoyed her soprano sax playing more than I did Kenny G's. She told me that it really made her day even though many of us wouldn't consider it to be that great of a compliment. But I certainly wasn't going to bring her down by telling her that I was no great fan of Mr. G.)
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Author: clarinetist04
Date: 2005-09-30 19:49
Definitely! I heard him play the premiere of the Rautavaara (sp?) concerto in DC last year...wierd piece, well played. And I personally happen to enjoy his interpretation of the Copland.
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Author: vin
Date: 2005-09-30 20:40
Believe it or not, GBK, I know many non-clarinetists (musicians and non-musician audience members) who do not like Stoltzman's sound. Some of them still love his artistry and some can't get past the sound. Regardless, everyone should hear him play live, as he is a great musician.
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Author: Tyler
Date: 2005-09-30 21:11
Go. While Mr. Stoltzman's interpretations are sometimes controversial, as said above, he is a wonderful performer overall, evoking the audience's emotions and attention to the music. I heard him play some new Concerto by someone I had never heard of..... it was full of huge, difficult-sounding cadenzas, flying between registers at all extremes of dynamics and whatnot. Then his encore was an aria from the opera "Gianni Schicchi." That was very beautiful and he played it very sensitively. Definitely a performer worth seeing.
-Tyler
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Author: crnichols
Date: 2005-10-01 00:23
You definitely should go, especially to hear him play that music. He has much character in his playing and it will be incredibly evident when you hear him play those pieces. Also, he communicates when he plays, which I don't hear so often anymore. People have gotten so pretentious and self-absorbed onstage. They seem to think it's all about "look at me, I'm playing the clarinet, and I can play fast and high and with such a beautiful sound," rather than to show their listeners a great time. We do of course have a responsibility to be respectful of the composers wishes, which I think Stoltzman sometimes lets fall by the wayside. But, those pieces he will play leave a bit more room for a performers own thoughts, and he always makes the most of those moments.
Have a great time!
Christopher Nichols
1st Infantry Division Band
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