Santalucesguy (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

aghhhh!!! Thats a master in action... Man this is awesome.

sushimcsquish (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

Karl Leister is great, just leave it to the clarinetists to decide who's 'poor'

lamaspacos (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

I dont like his tone. Very poor compared with others. No color, no expression.

oldjarhead (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

An old video...but Karl's tone is still in flexable and borrrring!

salmo67 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

meraviglioso, come sempre

Kell1930 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

Oh, very good!

rankfrankrank (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

Is this the only video of him in Youtube? I wish to see more.

dodddd29383 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

another thing is that Karl Leister ws the last to have his original playing style and tone. The tone of younger clarinettist can hardly be discerned from one another. Although I do like Sabine Meyer's style and all, I do not like the fact that she brought about the "unification" of clarinet tone-everybody copied her tone and playing style.I would go to a concert by Karl Leister than a 100 of those young players who disregard the basics and focus only on technique.

dodddd29383 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

uh, why are you so biased against the German school? Sorry, but the German tradition is continued by many, many young German clarinetists.Although I agree that it might sound boring, I disagree with you in that I value the German tradition as somehing left from the oldest maestroes: Stadler, Baermann, and Mulfeld. In an age in which everybody plays flashly and extravagantly, Karl Leister's extreme precision and beautiful tone stands out.

klarinetta (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

I thank good that we now have a new genertation of clarinetist. No more straight,smooth and boring playing in the German school of clarinet playing(but I think that school doesn't exsist any more).