Though I think something might have been missing from Lawrences' or Hans' post, seeing Devemy drawn into the discussion reminded me of his recording of the Brahms Trio. I will attempt to make a fair-use sized clip available in the near future (if I can locate the damned 10-inch disc somewhere on my shelves). In light of some of the comments on out of fashion style and vibrato, it is useful to listen to such recordings as this and also Yakov Shapiro's with Kogan and Gilels to be reminded of how wide a spectrum of sounds can be enlisted in the service of a single piece of music.
message: 8 date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:24:35 +0200 from: "hans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> subject: RE: [Hornlist] Thevet plays Villanelle Jean Devemy, who died 1969 at age 71; he was successor to Vouillermoz at the Paris Conservatory. ============================================================ =========================================== -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 8:17 AM To: horn@music.memphis.edu Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Thevet plays Villanelle Sorry, Howard, Just re-read the first posting - it says that they were recorded early fifites. A french friend of mine (who plays with a big, non-vibrato sound) tells me that the trend to play with what we all see as "french vibrato" was all down to one very influential teacher at the Paris Conservatoire. The teacher's name escapes me for the moment. The style is now long out of fashion and most, if not all, french players now aim for a much bigger style with no vibrato, a similar kind of sound that everyone else produces nowadays - sad really, Cheers, Lawrence lawrenceyates.co.uk _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
