
“Your Mühlfeld is the greatest master of his instrument and I cannot imagine a performance of these compositions anywhere else than at Meiningen.”
Considerações sobre Richard Muhfeld
Muhlfeld was not a clarinetist originally.
He entered the Meiningen orchestra in 1873 as its concertmaster. Yup, that's right, he was a violinist.
He taught himself to play the clarinet (i.e. no teacher prejudices)-de acordo com biografos de sua vida, ou seja, será mesmo?)
He became principal clarinetist of the orchestra in 1876
Hans von Bulow became conductor of the orchestra in 1880 and later appointed Muhlfeld as the assistant conductor.
Brahms first noticed Muhlfeld in a trip to hear the orchestra in 1890. This was at a point in Brahms life when he had decided not to compose anymore. And he had certainly heard all of the great European clarinetists of the day in his travels.
In March 1891, he wrote to Clara Schumann "It is impossible to play the clarinet better than Herr Muhlfeld does here."
In July 1891, he wrote to Clara Schumann the Muhlfeld is "the best wind player I know."
Muhlfeld was not a clarinetist originally.
He entered the Meiningen orchestra in 1873 as its concertmaster. Yup, that's right, he was a violinist.
He taught himself to play the clarinet (i.e. no teacher prejudices)-de acordo com biografos de sua vida, ou seja, será mesmo?)
He became principal clarinetist of the orchestra in 1876
Hans von Bulow became conductor of the orchestra in 1880 and later appointed Muhlfeld as the assistant conductor.
Brahms first noticed Muhlfeld in a trip to hear the orchestra in 1890. This was at a point in Brahms life when he had decided not to compose anymore. And he had certainly heard all of the great European clarinetists of the day in his travels.
In March 1891, he wrote to Clara Schumann "It is impossible to play the clarinet better than Herr Muhlfeld does here."
In July 1891, he wrote to Clara Schumann the Muhlfeld is "the best wind player I know."
