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Re: Some beautiful playing

Author: seabreeze
Date: 2016-06-23 20:19

To hear the Brahms on a Wurlitzer brand Oehler clarinet (performed by Ottenstamer's colleague in Berlin, Wenzel Fuchs), listen to :

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Brahms%3A=clarinet+trio+a+moll+Wenzel+Fuchs.

The clarinet tone is still round and covered, but Fuchs is quite audible and forthright in his phrasal lead-ins. He also captures the "dreamy" ambiance of the music.

The balance among clarinet, cello, and piano is challenging but not insurmontable. I heard a well balanced rendition of the trio by Donald Montanaro. He played with a classic Buffet/Chedeville American "ring" tone and never got lost in the mix.

French clarinetist Vincent Penot in his YouTube performance with cellist Tatjana Vassilijeva doesn't seem to have any trouble staying above the water line either.

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Brahms+Clarinet+Trio+-+Tatjana+Vassilijeva+-+Cello.

Fuchs, Montanaro, and Penot used no vibrato in their performances and didn't need to, but Romie de Guise-Langlois did make very good use of occassional and judicious vibrato as well as spinning out the most protean tone of any of these clarinetists (on her Yamaha SE clarinet).

Post Edited (2016-06-24 00:32)

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