Klarinet Archive - Posting 000213.txt from 1995/01

From: Garrett Fitzgerald <gfitzger@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Mahler and the clarinet
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 1995 22:19:21 -0500

> whenever I do Mahler 4, I always play that little solo on an
> A bass, but I feel guilty about it because I am convinced that
> he asked for exactly what he wanted to hear. I don't know this
> to be true, of course, but the logic is on my side.
>
> Certainly Mahler had a keen ear. His neuroticism didn't affect
> his sense of tonal character.

Dan, it might help you to remember that Mahler had such a keen ear
that he frequently reorchestrated to fit the character of the
particular orchestra he was working with at the time. Maybe your A
sounds just like the other guy's Bb.... :-)
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