Klarinet Archive - Posting 000150.txt from 1996/02

From: Grainne Ann Round <UDLE117%bay.cc.kcl.ac.uk@-----.BITNET>
Subj: Stravinsky
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 1996 05:20:00 -0500

(Apologies if I have missed some of the discussion on this: I don't
seem to receive all of the messages which people mention).

I remember attending a clarinet masterclass about eight years ago,
where the first clarinettist played Schumann's Fantasiestucke, and
the second played the Stravinsky. The story which was told then was
that the Stravinsky pieces were directly inspired by/based on the
Schumann ones. It seemed convincing at the time, and I have attended
one recital in which they both appeared on the programme, with a
note to the same effect, but I haven't heard this theory elsewhere.
Is anyone familiar with it, and what do people think of it/it's
likelihood/its implications for playing the pieces?

I'm not any sort of expert on the history of music, so I don't know
the extent of Stravinsky's interest in or liking of Schumann generally.

On the subject of Schumann, what do people think of the edition
of the Fantasiestucke as the 'Soireestucke', prepared by Alan Hacker
in about 1987? I played the 'Soireestucke' at a recital once and
was told off by various clarinettists... Just wondered how well
known this version has become and how widely approved or accepted
it is (if at all).

Grainne