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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000075.txt from 2006/05
From: Rhondda May <rmay@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Mozart Oboe quartet
Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 18:21:48 -0400
And herein lies a tale...
A few years ago I needed to hear the Schubert C Major String Quintet.=20
Can't explain it; I just NEEDED to hear the piece. Anyway, record shops=20=
in Hong Kong being what they are, the only recording I could find was=20
an old historic performance with Heifetz, Piatigorsky, Primrose, etc.=20
And let me tell you, that is, not INACCURATE playing, and certainly in=20=
many places BRILLIANT playing, but oy va voy, don't try to figure out=20
what the rhythm's actually supposed to be!
But it satisfied my need.
Recently I was in the record shop again and came across a Cleveland=20
Quartet recording, which I bought. I was almost SHOCKED by the=20
difference! (But now I know that those are really triplets off a tie in=20=
that place...) I had gotten so accustomed to the 1961 performance that=20=
I found a modern one quite jarring. And the difference in tempi in the=20=
second movement!
Now, of course, I love it... and it didn't take very long. You don't=20
have to be dry to be accurate.
Best, all,
Rhondda
Hong Kong (not long for)
On 24 May 06, at 4:38 AM, harold emert wrote:
> Thanks for all the intelligent and well-informed replies so far. =
Phil's
> reply is one of the reasons (I believe) that Mozart is so
> difficult--although many feel the music is easy--to perform.Has to be
> spotless,clean,transparent,never out of tune(if possible),etc, Great=20=
> demands
> by a great composer.
> I find myself beginning my re-preparation by studying a work I know=20
> well
> slowly and seeking a reed which will try to fulfill these obligations.
> Rgds,
> Harold Emert
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <philfrei@-----.com>
> To: <doublereed@-----.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 4:40 PM
> Subject: [DR-L] Mozart Oboe quartet
>
>
> This reminds me of the time, 30 years ago, when I lent my LP of =
Gomberg
> playing Britten Metamorphosis, Phantasy Quartet and Mozart Quartet to =
a
> math professor at my High School who was a big Mozart fan. I was
> curious what he would think of the Britten, but all I got was a
> 10-minute tirade about how all the players should be lined up and shot
> for the "sloppiness" in their execution of the Mozart. He was quite
> passionate on the subject, and it made a big, cautionary impression on
> me. I confess, I enjoyed the Mozart interpretation, but I always think
> of this fellow when I get a Mozart part to play and try to keep it
> "clean" for his sake.
>
> I never did hear what he thought of the Britten. Those pieces and that
> performance were a great inspiration for me.
>
> - Phil Freihofner
>
>
>
> Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 02:00:36 -0300
> To: <doublereed@-----.org>
> From: "harold emert" <harold@-----.br>
> Subject: Mozart Oboe quartet
> Message-ID: <003d01c67e25$d55d7780$582f25c9@-----.br>
>
> Dear DRList:
> Am preparing in this year of Mozart,the wonderful Quartet for oboe and
> string trio again. Have played this masterwork a number of times and =
my
> chief references are recordings by Goosens, Holliger and Ray Still.
> As I am always trying to =FCpdate"my act---if update is the correct
> term--would appreciate any input on new recordings, new outlooks and=20=
> /or
> theories on the performance of this Mozart opus.
> Best regards,
>
> Harold Emert
> Rio de Janeiro-Brazil
> Orquestra Sinfonica Nacional
>
>
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