Klarinet Archive - Posting 000657.txt from 1996/01

From: Jonathan Cohler <cohler@-----.NET>
Subj: Re: Francaix & other flute/clarinet works
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 1996 03:02:18 -0500

At 3:23 PM 1/29/96, Martin R. Arick wrote:
> I seem to remember a piece for flute, clarinet, and piano by
> Stravinsky (I thought) that was called Waltzes and contains four
> movements where one movement is the clarinet and piano, one movement
> is the flute and piano, one movement is a duet by flute and clarinet
> and finally the last movement has all three instruments playing. The
> piano part didn't strike me as hard. The clarinet part has some
> arpeggios that go up pretty high in the first movement that is qwite
> fast. It's a nice light piece of music.
>
> marick@-----.com

That piece is by Shostakovitch. It is called Four Waltzes and the
instrumentation is as you say. I am highly suspicious, however, that the
piece was arranged by Shostakovitch from something else that he wrote.
Does anyone know for sure?

--Jonathan Cohler
cohler@-----.net