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Author: Phurster
Date: 2011-12-31 02:17
Here is a web site that is well worth checking. The interview with Karl Leister with his poetic use of metaphors is very interesting. The views of Allesandro Cabonare and Eugine Mondeo regarding having a number of mouthpieces, in order to suit the music, may challenge the ideas of those who are searching for the 'perfect' mouthpiece.
http://www.vandorentv.com/
Regards,
Chris Ondaatje.
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Author: MarlboroughMan
Date: 2011-12-31 03:24
Thanks Chris!
Just watched the Leister interview. Profound insights on the Mozart Second mvt, and on the personal nature of sound.
Great stuff--I look forward to watching many others as well.
Eric
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The Jazz Clarinet
http://thejazzclarinet.blogspot.com/
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Author: Sylvain
Date: 2011-12-31 16:34
If you understand french watch the documentary about the Messian Quartet recording.
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Sylvain Bouix <sbouix@gmail.com>
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2011-12-31 19:09
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The views of Allesandro Cabonare and Eugine Mondeo regarding having a number of mouthpieces, in order to suit the music, may challenge the ideas of those who are searching for the 'perfect' mouthpiece. Two things.
1) I went to Clarinet Day at Mannes School of Music many years ago (Ken Shaw was there and he might have better memory of it), but during a performance by Charles Neidich, he tried his mouthpiece and reed, didn't seem satisfied while testing it right before the performance, and took a different mouthpiece out of his pocket and switched mouthpieces instead of reeds. It was interesting and alluded to him depending more on reed than mouthpiece for the best performance.
2) I actually did this the other day for our Christmas concert. The most exposed clarinet sections all happened in the first song, all with open Gs or throat As. And I felt a different mouthpiece of mine sounded better in that range so I used that mouthpiece for the concert.
Although in general, I try to stick with ONE mouthpiece and just try to learn it really well to make it work for as much as possible.
Alexi
US Army Japan Band
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Author: LJBraaten
Date: 2011-12-31 20:11
I mentioned elsewhere that I switched mouthpieces for a recent concert when I discovered (while practicing) that I could articulate fast passages better (with crisp tonguing) with my B45 with a softer reed than with my M13 with the same or harder reeds. I think the M13 sounds a tad better, and forces me to use better air control, so I stick with it unless I need the other.
I am VERY pleased with the tone of my M13, can't imagine improving my tone too much, except maybe a little in the upper registers. But that may call for improved reed modification technique.
Laurie (he/him)
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Author: Bob Phillips
Date: 2012-01-01 18:53
CHILLS
The work with the 2nd of the Mozart on the VanDoren video, although limited to just a few measures, is STUNNING!
FLOW!
Bob Phillips
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Author: trebleclef
Date: 2012-01-06 13:56
I just saw the Karl Leister video. What a wonderful speaker. I could listen to him speak all day. It was very interesting to listen to him play the adagio part of Mozart clarinet concerto and then to hear the student play it too. Both versions were both very beautiful. Even though they are playing on different systems.
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