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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000072.txt from 2007/03
From: herb fawcett <herbgosia@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Kodaly and Grieg dances for oboe
Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 15:24:55 -0400
Harold,
I have heard the Stamitz a few times; it is clear why it is not played more
often. Not quite in a class with Wagner's symphony in C maj, but pretty dull
on its own. Galanta is a bear... No?
Herb
On 3/11/07 11:07 AM, "HAROLD" <harold@-----.br> wrote:
> Dear List:
> Has anyone out there in double reed cyberspace played either Kodaly's
> Galanta Dances and Grieg's Symphonic Dances?
> We performed both works on our program this morning to begin the new season
> of Brazil's National Orchestra and I asked the guest Maestro Berislav
> Skenderovick, of Croacia, if he had virtuoso oboists in his orchestra.
> He must have beause both works are difficult in their own way for the oboe
> and other instrumentalists.
> This was my second time performing the Kodaly and I always wonder why the
> double tonguing excerpts are not on the audition repertoire with Rossini's
> Scala di Sieta.(begiinning the program with this opus by Kodaly is even more
> difficult than ending the program with it.)
> Have played the Rachmaninoff Dances but the Grieg is/was new to me.There is
> an arrangement of some of the Norqegian's lovely songs for oboe and piano,ly
> recommend ot Listers.
> Our program also included Stamitzes Bb concerto for basson and
> clarinet,another "new"worjk to these ears. Anyone performing it out
> there.(Our soloists included veteran French-Brazilian bassoonist Noel
> Devos,for whom the Mignone Valsas were composed).
> Any feedback always appreciated....
> I am returning to online activities after a death in the family which
> brought me briefly back to the old country of NY(Long Island) and would
> highly recommend skype especially to the older fogies on this List for
> keeping up with two places at once. (Is anyone using Skype with webcan for
> rehearsing when no one can make the times scheduled?)
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Harold Emert
> haroldemert1@-----.com
> Rio de Janeiro-Brazil
>
>
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