MANASSE STEALS THE SHOW…eloquent playing exhibited a smoothness in all registers.. his musical phrasing was stunning…a master artist. [Mozart Concerto / Palm Beach Symphony]
Manasse displayed total command of his instrument with nimble agility and a consistently beautiful tone. Throughout the performance his precision and clean articulation were impressive. [Mozart Concerto/ Palm Beach Symphony]
At the center of such varying qualities was an absolutely first-rate clarinet soloist, Jon Manasse. He had the taste, the sound and the technique to project this most beguiling of
All the basic virtuoso qualities — intonation, rhythmic accuracy, flawless phrasing, and the like — are to be heard in Manasse’s playing, yet what sets him apart is his exceptionally
Jon Manasse is a wonderful clarinetist. He is almost unbelievably fluent, has a gorgeous tone, and imparts genuine feeling into all of this music. If there is a better clarinetist
…the standout is clarinetist Jon Manasse, whose playing is almost surreally expressive, poignant at every turn. All told, it’s the kind recording worth keeping close at hand. Grade: A
Jon Manasse is brilliant. He soars over every difficulty crisply and smoothly making it all sound so easy. There is a long solo at the end of the finale of
Manasse’s supreme breath control and control of nuance is strikingly reminiscent of the late Harold Wright.
[Manasse’s] tone is consistently ravishing, and he always plays with an exciting sense of musical direction and purpose…. best Modern performance I’ve ever heard.. Superb playing, I’ll return to this
Manasse, former principal clarinetist of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, has an impeccably smooth tone on the instrument, highlighted to mellow effect in the warm, restrained opening of the Second Brahms