Klarinet Archive - Posting 000035.txt from 1994/02

From: Stephen Cranefield <S.J.Cranefield@-----.NZ>
Subj: Re: Favorite clarinet duos
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 1994 20:17:09 -0500

From: Karen Noel-Bentley <karennb@-----.CA>

> I met a clarinetist from England this summer, and she introduced me to a
> duet by Richard Rodney Bennett called "Crosstalk." It is a short piece in
> four movements, encompassing a variety of moods, from lyrical to
> pointillistic. It's challenging fun to play, and enjoyable to listen to.

Yes, I've played this too and it is a good work. If you like this
you'd also enjoy the John McCabe and Alan Frank duets I mentioned in a
previous message (which are in a similar style and in my opinion are a
little more interesting).

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the Bach two-part inventions which
are always fun to play (and make me wish that clarinets had been
around in Bach's day so he could have written something specially for
us). The trouble is there's usually nowhere to breathe!

- Stephen