Klarinet Archive - Posting 000424.txt from 1995/02

From: Josias Associates <josassoc@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: solo clarinet
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 1995 21:44:10 -0500

On Fri, 24 Feb 1995, Fred Jacobowitz wrote:

> Conrad,
> Hi, remember me? I Have performed, by the way, that Ponchielli
> Divertissement and it was very successful. Anyway, I have performed the
> Von Koch scads of times and it is truly as good as you say. However, I
> never heard of the Sonatina. Who publishes that?
>
> Fred Jacobowitz

Fred,

It was good hearing from you again.

I presume that the Divertissement you referred to was "Il Convegno"
and that you performed it with piano accompaniment. You may be interested to
know that there is also a string-orchestra-accompaniment version and two
concert-band-accompaniment versions. (I have performed it with piano,
strings, and a recent band transcription. In addition, Christopher Zello has
been doing some detective work in an effort to locate the original Ponchielli
scoring for band, which is sitting in a library in Rome.)

Regarding the Erland von Koch "Monolog nr. 3," you may have
noticed a message posted on Wednesday, February 22nd by Michael Galvan,
which supports your high opinion of the composition.

The publisher for the Csaba Deak "Sonatina" is A.B. Nordiska
Musikforlaget, Stockholm. I am indebted to Tomas Andreason of Tyreso,
Sweden for sending me the music.

Please let me know if you need any help in getting the piece.

Best regards,

Connie

Conrad Josias
La Canada, California