Klarinet Archive - Posting 000089.txt from 1994/03

From: "Dr. Ronald P. Monsen" <RPMONS00@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: De-lurking a lurker
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 1994 13:46:01 -0500

It is a wonderful first rate piece--the (this is my opinion, folks) is a
Caoine (pronounced keen--an Irish funeral lament). The second movement was
recorded years ago by Jerry Stowell of the CSO on a solo album. In recent
years the sonata has gotten some recording--but not that many performances-
at least not in the US. The Stanford Concerto--also a fine work--but it
suffers from performance without orchestra--all concerti do--but this one
like the Hindemith--really needs the orchestra. The other drawback is
having to have an A for one movement and the Bb for the other. Brymer did
it for a performance in Toronto at the ICS--but with piano it is more of a
curiosity piece.

What about the Ireland or Bax Sonatas? Some of you may laugh--but the
Sonata of Sir Donald Tovey as well as the trio for clarinet, horn and
piano really should not go unplayed. Hurlstone Charcteristic Pieces--I
doubt that they would ever have seen the light of a new edition if it
were not for the suggestions of Paul Harvey (Kneller Hall). The Hurlstone
Trio is also a winner. Oh, this has gotten me off on a show and tell-
I should not do that--but this music is really wonderful and it in many
cases gets far too few performances. Have any of you played Paul Harvey's
Clarinet Sonata? How about Arnold Cooke (English Hindemith style).