Klarinet Archive - Posting 000455.txt from 1995/05

From: jay eric niepoetter <niep@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Favorite Pieces for Four Clarinets
Date: Fri, 19 May 1995 06:40:05 -0400

French Suite is recorded by the Thurston Clarinet Quartet on a CD called
Clarinet Masquerade. It is on the White Line label. CD WHL 2076.

On Fri, 12 May 1995, Charles Evans wrote:

> Hi, along hte line's of quartets for clarinets, I was looking inthe
> local music store in Memphis and picked up one. Looks nice and
> challenging :)
>
> It is:
>
> French Suite, by Yvonne Desportes for four Bb Clarinets
> I. Prelude
> II. Sarabande
> III. Gavotte
> IV. Menuet
> V. Bourree
> VI. Gigue
>
> was copyrighted in 1939 by ALbert J. Andraud, Wind Instr. Mus. Libr
> of Hyde Park, Cincinnati, Oh
>
>
> Has anyone played this before.. or know where i can get a recording.
> I've not been able to find one.
>
> All parts are relatively short, the whole 1st clar part is but
> 4 pages long.
>
> Thanks
>
> chuck
>