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Author: Gary Shiozaki
Date: 2001-11-08 15:04
Charles Neidich will be performing the Mozart Clarinet Concerto this weekend in Pasadena. Since my son is the clarinetist in the family, I was wondering if it is worth the $64 per ticket to see and hear Neidich. My son, Kenny, likes the Marcellus version, and especially loves Sabine Meyer's version. Help!!!
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Author: Irwin
Date: 2001-11-08 15:51
If I lived out there, I'd go in a heartbeat! My teacher studied for years with Neidich, and I've heard some of his recordings. He's phenominal!
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Author: William
Date: 2001-11-08 16:25
Charles Neidich is one of the most phenomenal technique artists of our time. Multiple tonguing skills with non-stop circular breathing make him (in the words of my former college clarinet professor) "unstoppable!" He is well worth going to hear but one must always hope that he keeps his technical skills in control so as not to subordinate the musical content of what he is performing. He is certainly capable of great musical renderings of anything written by anyone--Tower, Neilson, Weber, on and on--but he doesn't always come through muscially. However, if he "sticks to the script" and plays what Mozart wrote (given various editors opinions) without adding too many of his own technique-for-show-only embelishments, it should be a wonderous, enjoyable and "worth-every-cent" performance.
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Author: Ed
Date: 2001-11-08 16:41
His playing is very different from that of Marcellus, but it is always worth hearing a variety of players to learn and develop one's own concept.
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Author: Brenda Siewert
Date: 2001-11-08 16:54
sorry about the Gdog thing---by watchdog gets by every once in a while. But, thank God he's always watching!
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Author: Lisa Chien
Date: 2001-11-08 20:06
I know that David Schriffrin plays a basset clarinet for this concerto and I don't know if Charles Neidich does the same. This makes the event more interesting because for young clarinetists this is their first exposure to this type of horn.
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Author: dennis
Date: 2001-11-09 02:02
Brenda.......turn the key, start your engine and pick me up in Tucson on the way to CA.........I'll do the RT gas !, munchies too !
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Author: A David Peacham
Date: 2001-11-09 08:57
Sixty-four US dollars for a concert ticket? Who IS this Neidich guy?? I'd expect to hear Stadler and Muehlfeld in duet for that much!
Here in England we might be a bit jealous that you can buy instruments and CDs rather more cheaply than us. But we certainly aren't jealous of the prices you pay to go to a concert.
Maybe the very best seats in London might sometimes cost that much, but there'll always be seats for a lot less. Are your orchestral players paid much more and/or worked much less than ours, or is someone somewhere making a huge profit?
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Author: Christina
Date: 2001-11-09 20:52
I am not sure I quite agree that Neidich sometimes doesn't "stick to the script". I know that he has done a great deal of study with original manuscripts both in the US and in Europe, and many of his interpretations follow from this study of the incongruencies between the composer's ink and later editions. When hearing him discuss a specific piece one senses a very deep of understanding of how the music works and what it communicates. While some of his interptretational decisions are certainly not traditional, I think he is always very interested in the composer's intentions, and not simply letting technique ride roughshod over musicality.
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Author: Micaela
Date: 2001-11-09 22:02
David- actually, to tell you the truth $64 is middle of the road for US tickets. I flipped through the Carnegie Hall season schedule that I have sitting by my computer and found many more expensive concerts. The highest priced tickets for NY Phil concerts are about $85, at Carnegie Hall the most expensive concert is by the Berlin Philharmonic at an extremely exorbitant $177. (yes, that's one hundred and seventy seven dollars) There are usually cheaper tickets- going down to about $30 or $20 in the back. It's not always like this, though- I got a great seat for $20 (a student discount) at a Cleveland Orchestra concert this summer.
Musicians, except in the best orchestras, are paid quite badly. There is no huge profit (in fact, many orchestras are in debt). The main problems are that there isn't as much governmental support as in Europe and there's not too much of an audience.
How much does it cost to see a good orchestra in the UK? I want to move to England!
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Author: A David Peacham
Date: 2001-11-10 07:53
To see one of the big London orchestras in their regular venues (Barbican, Festival Hall) costs between £6 and £35 - say $10 to $50. Generally the mid-priced tickets are fine.
The great bargain, though, is the Proms, which take place every evening from mid-July to mid-September. The seat prices are about the same, but if you're willing to queue for an hour or two and then stand for the concert itself, the price is £3. Where do you stand? Right in front of the orchestra, where the best seats would normally be. What orchestras? The major English ones, of course, but also big-name orchestras from round the world. Don't be fooled by the name "Proms", these are serious concerts. I was there on September 11th; they did a last minute programme change and played the Eroica Funeral March instead of an overture.
Opera costs rather more; I usually pay £30 at the English National Opera, but if you want to hear the big name stars at the Royal Opera then you can easily pay over £100. Musicals (shudder) - I'm going to Kiss Me Kate on Monday and that's £25 for a mid-priced seat.
Oh, and an R13 retails discount at around £1250, including tax. That's maybe rather more than it would cost in the US. A full-price CD is about £14. Still jealous?
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Author: Hiroshi
Date: 2001-11-15 05:28
He uses an original type of clarinet used in Mozart to Schuman era. Straight bore. Sounds very much more brilliant than present clarinets. Some people may like his tone but others may not like it.
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