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Re: Sidney Fell

Author: jez
Date: 2018-07-31 21:07

John,
I first met Sid in 1970 and he was playing 1010's then.
I don't know the date of the car crash, but I had the impression that it had happened a few years before. (presumably his son Alex would know)
The 'Studio Portrait' recording, I think, was definitely on 1010's you can just hear it. I suspect that the previous ones were the Martels.
I believe he was in the car that crashed. He got out but then the car caught fire and everything was destroyed. Again, perhaps Alex could confirm this.

I have many recordings of Sid, including a wonderful performance of the John Ireland Fantasy Sonata and some lovely songs by Vaughn Williams and Arthur Bliss.

He was an inspirational teacher and an incredibly natural musician.
I believe he espoused "Inner Game" techniques before Timothy Gallwey came on the scene. As I've mentioned, he spoke more about golf than the clarinet.

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