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Klarinet Archive - Posting 000066.txt from 1995/09

From: Lou Polcari <polcari@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: would you recommend the following sonatas?
Date: Tue, 5 Sep 1995 15:39:00 -0400

Hi Bernd;

First I must warn you that I like the Hindemith so our tastes may differ
I also very much like the Poulanc sonata.

On Tue, 5 Sep 1995, Bernd Bruegmann <bruegman@-----.DE> wrote:
>Anyone care to comment on the following pieces for clarinet and piano?
>
>I would very much appreciate your input, since I play the clarinet
>only sporadically and for fun and certainly don't know what most readers
>of this list would probably call the standard repertoire. So when I
>feel the urge to play again, and play something new, what I do is look
>through the bibliographies in the books by Brymer and Pino. But it's
>hard to deduce from two, although very well-founded opinions, what I
>may like. For example, I "discovered" the Poulenc sonata only quite
>recently following Pino, while Brymer's comment didn't strike me as
>intriguing.

Why I like the Poulanc is its wonderful melodies. I cant think of
another french composer who had wrote better lines. I also like the humor of
Poulanc. I think that last Mvnt is very funny. The 2nd Mvt is so lovely and
sad to hear, its hard for me to think about it with out getting a lump in my
throat... Audiences love it. For the klarinet it think it challenging. with
the opening phrase in the first mvt. and the leaps in the 2nd Mv... its
playable but not easy.

>For starters, the Poulenc sonata is one of my great favorites among
>all clarinet music, closely followed by the Brahms sonatas. I do enjoy
>(for different reasons) the Cl/P work by Finzi, Schumann, Weber. I
>don't really enjoy the Hindemith and Gade. I like but haven't played
>Saint-Saens and Debussy. Having played a piece just means that I
>play well enough to enjoy them with a friend, some are definitely too hard
>for me.
>
>Ok, ok, I am somewhat embarrassed to admit in front of experts (I am
>new to this list, too) to not knowing/having played other sonatas but
>this is YOUR CHANCE to widen my musical horizon! What about the
>following (please excuse my English):

I will give you my other suggestion try the Bernstien sonata. It is a
very nice work maybe not great but both fun for you and the audience. It has
some hint of a jazz feel but not too much. Very nice melody. I think it is
better then the Tempelton sonatas.

Lou Polcari