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Re: António Saiote

Author: seabreeze
Date: 2014-01-05 02:28

A piece like Bozza's Bucolique can really separate listeners along the lines of what they like to hear from the clarinet. Saiote's robust almost brusque performance will readily appeal to someone who likes a very full, somewhat treble timber from the instrument. Others, like myself, who prefer a more covered, mysterious and evocative sound may gravitate towards the performance by Bulgarian clarinetist Ilian Iliev, also on Youtube. Iliev amazes and delights me with the sheer liquidity and smoothness of his tone. He runs the gamut of the clarinet's range with silken luster and even the notes of extreme altissimo register sound with an unforced gentleness. His articulation in the tongued parts is round and non-percussive. That's what I like to hear from the clarinet, but I am only one person with one set of ears.

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