Klarinet Archive - Posting 000444.txt from 1995/10

From: Michelle Cheramy <mcheramy@-----.CA>
Subj: Re: Weber Concertino
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 1995 09:52:48 -0400

Funny you should ask- I was just reading the Clarinet magazine,
July/August issue (I know, it's been around a while... I haven't finished
the May/June issue either! :-) which features a reprint of an interview
with Daniel Bonade, from Fall 1951, on that very piece. He doesn't make
any specific tempo recommendations, but he does say:

"... why do so many play the passage at m. 60 at breakneck speed? The
answer is musical ignorance. To such players, noodling a lot of notes
represents the ultimate in musical achievement, and we can only feel
sorry for them."
and:
"At bar 211 the tempo is increased and virtuosity reigns; nevertheless, a
good musician will not race, and a wise musician will never play so fast
that he risks stumbling. Remember, the player with an average technique
can easily play this part fast enough. If a player has an exceptional
technique and plays as fast as he can, it is pretty safe to say that he
is playing the passage too fast and destroying its effectiveness."

There's lots more excellent advice in the article...

On Tue, 17 Oct 1995, Nate wrote:

> How fast do you guys play the C.M. von Weber Concertino? I have a recording
> of Charles Neidich and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra playing it one tempo,
> but a clarinet major at Carnegie Mellon plays it much slower. Now I'm trying
> to figure out how fast to take it, particularly the second and third
> sections. Quarter note = ????
>
> --Nate
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