Ralph McLane

Ralph McLane (December 19, 1907 – February 18, 1951) was an American clarinetist.

McLane is best known for his tenure as principal clarinetist of the Philadelphia Orchestra from 1943 until his death in 1951. He is credited with giving the first public performance of the Clarinet Concerto by Aaron Copland at Carnegie Hall in New York City with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Eugene Ormandy on November 28, 1950. (Benny Goodman gave the premiere on radio with the NBC Symphony a few weeks earlier.)

Discography

Brahms - Trio, Op. 114. With Sterling Hawkins & Milton Kaye. Musicraft 15. Re-released on the Grenadillamusic.com label and also contain Reminiscences of McLane by David Weber & Ignatius Gennusa.
Ravel - Introduction and Allegro. Columbia X167.

References

Weston, Pamela. Clarinet Virtuosi of the Past, Emerson

Clarinet

Clarinet family	A♭ clarinet E♭ clarinet Soprano clarinet Saxonette Quarter tone clarinet Basset clarinet Clarinette d'amour Basset horn Alto clarinet Bass clarinet Contrabass clarinets

Fingering systems	Albert Boehm Mazzeo Müller Öhler

Clarinet makers	Amati-Denak E. K. Blessing Buffet Crampon Johann Christoph Denner Benedikt Eppelsheim Stephen Fox Heinrich Grenser Howarth of London Jupiter Band Instruments Leblanc Iwan Müller Adolphe Sax Selmer Yamaha Corporation

Related	Clarinet choir Clarinet concerto Clarinet sonata Clarinet quintet Clarinet-violin-piano trio Clarinet-viola-piano trio

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