Author: seabreeze
Date: 2017-04-01 04:19
There has definitely been a shift among many pro orchestral players from mouthpieces along the lines of the Vandoren M13 lyre and M15, towards the much darker and more covered Vandoren BD5. Often this progression has included intermediate steps through the Vandoren B30 and B40 and B30D and B40D, with some players briefly trying the very dark Kuckmeier B2 and then shifting over to the BD5, which seems to be Vandoren's answer to the Kuckmeier. The clarinet section in the Louisiana Philharmonic, for example, in the past few years have gone down this path and are now all using BD5s, and I've heard of a similar progression taking place in many other American orchestras.
One motivation for this change, among many others, is to make the altissimo less shrill and harsh and to remove some of the stridency when the clarinet is played fortissimo. Another is to blend better with the brass. Some hear these changes as big improvement, and others hear them as a leap into dullness and lackluster monotony.
Post Edited (2017-04-01 04:47)
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