Klarinet Archive - Posting 000590.txt from 1995/12

From: Martin Pergler <pergler@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Mendelssohn Concerto (fwd)
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 1995 13:43:01 -0500

On Thu, 21 Dec 1995, Dan Leeson: LEESON@-----.edu wrote:

> There is a distinct problem with the Mendelssohn concertpieces for
> basset horn, clarinet, and piano. Unless something new has happened
> in the last year or so, none of the available editions include a basset
> horn part. I guess the presumption is that there are not enough
> basset horns out there to justify the inclusion of a performance part
> that is not going to be used.
>
[...]
> Last year, I killed 7 clarinet players who performed them with bassoon,
> and 2 clarinet players who performed them with cello. Such performances
> will cease at once. Do I make myself clear?
>

Dan and others, you may be happy to know that the Peters edition (No.
8595, copyright 1987) has a bassethorn part. There is an alternate 2nd
clarinet part, but no bassoon (or cello) part. Hence there is no risk of
being killed by Dan or other bassethornists, since I am sure the appropriate
penalty for playing it on two Bb clarinets is marginally less severe.

Martin

> ====================================
> Dan Leeson, Los Altos, California
> (leeson@-----.edu)
> ====================================

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Martin Pergler pergler@-----.edu
Grad student, Mathematics http://www.math.uchicago.edu/~pergler
Univ. of Chicago