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Re: Jose Franch-Ballester's remarkable tone

Author: Shostakovich
Date: 2017-02-18 02:14

Thanks for your insight into his approach, I'd say your description of his sound is quite spot-on.

I absolutely agree that Franch-Ballester would sound great on almost any decent instrument. I was particularly curious about the mouthpiece because, it seems relatively rare for professionals to use crystal mouthpieces (not to suggest that those other players don't also sound good on their ebonite). However, I do think there's something pretty special going on in these videos (which as you suggest, is largely due to his technique).

I enjoyed your link to that gorgeous excerpt - good to hear a range of different, effective conceptions of timbre

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