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Author: William
Date: 2007-02-25 14:54
Amazing!!!!! (although the high cello/b.clar duo reminded me of whales talking) And how about the vocals????
check this one out as well: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_n-6ag-tqw&NR
Louis Sclavis website: http://www.ejn.it/mus/sclavis.htm
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Author: clarnibass
Date: 2007-02-26 05:35
Funny, tictactux, I was watching this and thought some of them look familiar..... then I realized it was in Israel. Helmut was just here again and a bunch of us played with him. He's great, very philosophical.
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Author: gwie
Date: 2007-02-26 09:03
Sclavis is out there...back in college two of my friends and I were very fortunate to have an improvisation masterclass with him (two clarinet players and a cellist). Besides imparting some basic principles about building on simple ideas (and improvising with us!), he also demonstrated, and tried to teach us, some of the extended techniques he uses for the works that he performs.
It was eye opening, and a real treat. I still haven't figured out how to make some of the sounds he was able to produce!
He also told us not to feel bad about not being able to execute those techniques right off the bat...mentioned that there were professionals he played with that never figured out his stuff either! :P
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Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2007-02-27 21:51
> Is that a C clarinet?
From the size it looks as if, unless maybe Moran Katz is playing an A or G clarinet.
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Ben
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Author: clarnibass
Date: 2007-03-06 07:48
Brenda, so I guess not so much the first clip.....
Definitely not a G clarinet. Possible (but unlikely?) an A clarinet. Could be a C clarinet, but is it possible that some German clarinets are shorter than Boehm clarinets? I remember when Helmut was here his clarinet seemed a bit shorter than most, but it was a Bb clarinet.
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Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2007-03-06 08:35
Hmm, I don't think the German clarinets are significantly shorter than Boehm ones - after all, pitch is a function of the length of the air column. There may be some wiggle room in the millimeter range (with mouthpiece, barrel and such), but I doubt it'd be visible unless you compare the two side by side.
My vote goes to a C clarinet.
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Ben
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Author: clarnibass
Date: 2007-03-06 08:42
That's what I thought too, but if I'm not mistaken I read on this forum that some German Bb clarinets were surprisinly shorterl. Maybe I remember incorrectly. Also possible is that something about the clarinet makes it appear to be shorter when actually it is about the same length. I remember that another German player was here and his Bb clarinet also looked like it was shorter.
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Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2007-03-06 08:55
Maybe it looks thicker (and thus shorter) with all the different keywork. ???
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Ben
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Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2007-03-06 10:34
Okay, I emailed Helmut Eisel and the gist of his answer is:
- In "Naftule's Leave" he's playing a Bb (Adler, meanwhile replaced by a Seggelke about which he's very enthusiastic)
- In some of the pieces in the same concert he's using a 1920ish C clarinet but he's unsure what exactly shows up in Youtube.
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Ben
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Author: BobD
Date: 2007-03-07 10:33
I agree John. There are some other "Mediterranean" clarinetists on YT that I like even moreso....and then there's Giori Feidman who makes BG's "And The Angels Sing" sound like a Cincinnati orch audition.
Bob Draznik
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