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Re: What kind of clarinet is this?

Author: Lelia Loban ★2017
Date: 2012-11-23 20:34

>> I have many Soviet-era recordings (vinyl LPs, old-school!) on Melodiya/Angel and other labels, of the Moscow and Leningrad Philharmonics and USSR Symphony Orchestra --- no idea what sort of clarinets they were playing on but they always sounded marvelous.
>>

Yes, they did -- bearing in mind that splicing, pitch-repair and other miracles of modern engineering were already possible (and common, from what a relative in the broadcasting biz has told me) on mid-century vinyl recordings. There was also a persistent rumor that some of the Melodiya recordings in the 1960s were copyright-violating re-issues of famous performances from the past, with names of fictional soloists and orchestras on the covers.

But those caveats aside, yes, some of those recordings made by well-known (real...) orchestras do have excellent-sounding clarinets on them. I think generalizing about the output of any particular country is dangerous. Even the French produced some bad clarinets along with the fine brand names we talk about most around here -- and today, apparently, even the Chinese produce some good ones.

Lelia
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