Klarinet Archive - Posting 000441.txt from 1996/01

From: George Landis <gel@-----.NET>
Subj: Re: A swing in the other direction
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 15:59:00 -0500

>Lots of terrific inquiries recently on reeds, mouthpieces, mechanical
>things. All important. They'll come up again and again. But sometimes
>those subjects don't interest me and I wait for something to pop up
>that does. It's been about a month now and nothing has popped. It
>is time to stir the pot.
>
>Of all the things that have NOT been discussed on this list is a key
>element of most player's repertoire, the Mozart Sinfonie Concertante
>for four solo wind instruments and orchestra, generally, though not
>always, including a clarinet.
>
>Either no one is playing it (in which case it is not surprising that
>no one speaks of it), or else it is so taken for granted that there
>is nothing that need be said about it.
>
>Caution!! In 20 years or so, that work won't even be played very
>much and when it does get played, it will probably be in the flute
>version rather than the clarinet version.
>
>It is tough for clarinet players to lose any repertoire, but a
>concerto by Mozart?????? That's tragedy.
>
>Do you notice how many fewer performances of this work there are
>than there used to be? Is that my imagination?
>
>Comments anyone?

Actually, it seems to me that this piece is performed rather more often
than it used to be, at least here in my area (Dallas/Ft. Worth). The Dallas
Symphony performed it with the four principal wind players (clarinet, not
flute) two years ago during their summer season. I've also heard it done by
the Dallas Chamber Orchestra, and by at least two community orchestras. In
addition, I've heard two other performances by chamber groups using piano
in the last year. In fact, my chamber music group did it at one of the
local community colleges four years ago.

Regards.

   
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