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 Re: When and why did vibrato become taboo for the clarinet?
Author: Hurstfarm 
Date:   2022-12-27 00:32

There’s a contemporary account of Richard Muhlfeld using vibrato in performances of the quintet his playing inspired Brahms to write.

I don’t agree that its use today is “taboo“ as you’ll hear many excellent players draw upon a very subtle vibrato as a tool for expression in some lyrical passages. Some take it further, like Emma Johnson, who often uses vibrato in the English tradition. She touches on her thinking here:
https://www.emmajohnson.co.uk/emma-johnson-articles-peter-eaton-clarinets/. Richard Stolzman is another player whose “classical” recordings often use vibrato.

Opinions will of course differ on when it’s appropriate to use vibrato, and on how much is too much. Playing without vibrato, in tune, is always the safe option, and poorly executed vibrato will detract from any performance. However, done well, I’d argue that it can add to the clarinettist’s tonal palette and is a technique well worth studying.
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