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Re: Berlin Dvorak Serenade for Wind

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2018-11-19 20:28

Well with regard to the woodwind sound of the Berlin Philharmonic, I have always felt that their sound as a complete section was the most well blended of any in the world. One big part of that (in my opinion) is the sound of the German style clarinet. Acoustically the German clarinet sounds different than the standard Boehm most of us are used to. To my ears the blend with flutes and oboes is unparalleled, and is simply the best.

My favorite recorded examples of this quality are woodwind quintets as recorded by the Vienna/Berlin Woodwind Quintet.

For example:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtWeS55oubw

Before experiencing this group I always felt the clarinet stuck out in quintet like a sore thumb.

..................Paul Aviles

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