The Ethnic Clarinet  
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Author: Ralph Katz  
Date:   2006-06-18 16:35 
 Romanian clarinetist German Goldenshteyn, who arrived in the US 12 years ago, died of a heart attack while fishing, on June 10, at the age of 71: 
 
 
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/16/arts/16goldenshteyn.html 
 
http://www.forward.com/articles/7977 
 
Child survivors of WW II, German Goldenshteyn and his brother were chosen out of a Romanian orphanage and given musical training, ultimately serving their militiary service playing in Soviet bands.   
 
This site has clips from his CD: 
 
http://www.livingtraditions.org/docs/germancd.htm 
 
This recording was "produced" in a hotel room, two maybe three takes, minimal editing. 
 
Is that an Albert or an Oehler clarinet he is holding? 
 
 
 
Post Edited (2006-06-18 16:41)
  
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