Author: wrowand
Date: 2007-01-12 19:45
ElVizconde wrote: "He has a beautiful phrasing but his sound lack on interest, his sound doesn't project in that theatre either."
Wow, that's pretty harsh. I find his sound to be quite varied and interesting. There are many players whose tone is not exactly what I'm working to get in my own playing - but nevertheless, I enjoy listening to them.
Going back to what you wrote at the beginning of the thread though about young american players sounding just like their teachers. I don't find that to be the case at all. One can definitely hear the influence of their teachers but they all sound quite different to my ears, e.g., Richard Woodhams, Marilyn Zupnik, and Kathy Greenbank all sound different from one another and different from John de Lancie as well. The same can be said of Elaine Douvas, Jon Dlouhy, and John Mack; Peter Cooper and Ray Still (I think that's who he studied with). I enjoy listening to all of them.
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