Klarinet Archive - Posting 000057.txt from 1996/02

From: Fred <fsheim@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Shostakovitch Four Waltzes
Date: Sat, 3 Feb 1996 08:30:12 -0500

>At 3:28 PM 1/30/96, Lorne G. Buick wrote:
>>>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
>>
>>My copy of the Shost. 4 Waltzes (Ed. Musica Rara) says on the cover
>>"Arranged and transcribed by L. Atoumyan" (no mention of where they come
>>from originally).
>>
>
>Now that I pulled out my copy, I see it says the same thing. But the
>question still remains: arranged from what?
>
>
>--------------------
>Jonathan Cohler
>cohler@-----.net
>
>
Hi!
My copy of the sheet music says the same thing too (Musica Rara). But on
the booklet in the CD recording of the work is written "The four Waltzes by
Dmitruj Shostakovitch are transcriptions by Levon Atovmjan of pieces taken
from various works, including ballet and film music by the composer".

Fred (fsheim@-----.com)

   
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