Author: GBK
Date: 2009-01-01 19:22
LarryBocaner wrote:
> Well, yes! He did get a well-deserved solo bow, IMO more for
> his 60 years of exceptional service to the Philharmonic and to
> the clarinet, than for his playing of the Forza solo
> last night! I've watched the program twice now in HD ond on two
> very good speaker systems. What struck me most was the thinness
> of his sound and the "wobble." Still amazing for his age, but
> underscores the wisdom of his decision to retire at this time.
Agreed. As I am a very big admirer of Stanley on so many levels and especially for his long and illustrious career, I hesitated to critique his current playing. Yes Larry, his sound, while very distinctive and never having quite the "sweetness" of other players, is starting to get a bit raspy and less centered.
Nevertheless, I just hope that when I reach his age, I still have the strength or ambition to even up open my case, let alone play another full season with scheduled solo performances.
The best to Stanley in 2009.
> My wife, who watched the program with me, thought it
> ought to have been called the Dave Finlayson show!
> I wonder if the fact that he (second trombone) was on
> camera so much -- more than any of the woodwind soloists,
> except Langevin (flute) -- had anything to do with his new found
> notoriety (the Gilbert Kaplan brouhaha
I was too busy watching Cynthia Phelps, Mindy Kaufman and the new blonde in the violin section. ![[whoa]](http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/smileys/smilie10.gif)
...GBK
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