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RE: listening - reply to ted

Author: Kevin Bowman
Date: 1999-08-11 17:57

ted wrote:
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I enjoyed your post, Kevin. What's your opinion of Gervase dePeyer's vibrato on his older recordings? Actually I'm interested in anyone's opinion.

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Sorry, I can't say, ted. After almost 25 years of clarinet study, I have only recently been listening seriously to professional recorded artists! I have yet to listen to dePayer but I'll look for him on my next trip to Harmony House Classical (I'm like a kid in a candy store in that place!).

I cut my clarinet listening teeth on the likes of Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Pete Fountain, and Woody Herman (see a pattern?). I've always been torn between classical and jazz. The classical literature always seemed more fun (and challenging) to play but the jazz was more fun to listen too! I have been collecting classical clarinet recordings lately but it seems the majority of recordings are dissapointing in some respect or another (I don't like the artist's tone or technique or style). I guess I just have strong opinions about such things. I will say that my favorite clarinetist (to listen to) at this moment is Sabine Meyer - she's done some wonderful work with Mozart.

Kevin Bowman

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