Author: seabreeze
Date: 2020-06-28 18:35
Did you hear Akoka play in person? Reportedly Messiaen didn't like the way Guy DePlus sounded on his piece and changed the dynamic markings to make the clarinet a little more "in your face." But he did like the way Andre Vacellier sounded in his performance. I wonder if Akoka sounded like Perier.
I have a rare CD, "Les Grands Maitres de la Clarinette" vol 3 that has Perier playing Rabaud, Busser, Delmas, Grovlez and other composers. He gets a slightly nasal and snarky but overtone rich sound that would be a perfect expression of Erie Satie's music. I love this guy's playing--nothing has ever been more "clarinety" It's too bad he never recorded the Debussy Rhapsody or the Saint Saens Sonata (which was written for him). Most likely Messiaen would have been crazy for Perier's playing too; his playing is like the sun shining through tree branches, just waiting for the birds to start chirping. His Solo de Concours (Rabaud) is without peer; he snarks through it with "attitude" and drama, painting an entire landscape along the way.
Asoka never recorded anything, did he?
Post Edited (2020-06-28 22:21)
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