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Klezmer Vibrato

Author: Aaron Diestel
Date: 2000-11-05 18:56

I am wondering about clarinet vibrato, and it's speed that is authentic to to the klezmer style, if there is such a thing. I have two differing styles of vibrato on 2 differing CDs. I'll use the song Firn di Mekhutonim Ahyem. On my recording of the KCB(Klezmer Conservatory Band) Thirteenth Anniversary Album, Ilene Stahl is the clarinetist. She has a quick, tight vibrato which causes almost a shimmer effect. Ona differing CD, The Art of the Klezmer Clarinet, with Margot Leveret. Her vibrato is a wide, open, slow vibrato. My question is, which style would be more ture to the Klezmer style, if there is such a style of vibrato? My only other CD of klezmer music is a compilation of vintage KLezmer recordings from 1905 to 1952. Here the vibrato styles are somewhat difering, but when vibrto is used for the clarinet and other insturments, with the exception of the piano(for certain obvious reasons) it is a quick tight compact shimmer. I can drw from these vintage recordings that maybe the tighter vibrato is a more authentic interpratation. I don't have a close realtion to Klezmer music. I have only been listening for a few years having discovered it only by chance in a music store. I don't have much much expousure, and time playing. I experiment in the practice room on my off days for fun, but I have none to play with, mainly because noone else here even knows what Klezmer is, not even some of the professors, except ones of Jewish decent.
I'll be happy with any remarks or reply's that I can get. Also any good recording that anyone can reccomend. Thanks for any info.
Aaron

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