Klarinet Archive - Posting 000295.txt from 1996/02

From: Fred Jacobowitz <fredj@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Air Varie`e by Paul Ben-Haim
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 1996 03:00:49 -0500

Chris,
I have never performed it but I did read thru it with a pianist
friend and we both pronounced it top-quality. I may have aaccess to
a recording of it with the full ensemble but this recording has been out
of print for some years (if it is the one I remember). Presser music used
to be the American agent for the IMI, if I remember correctly. Try them.
If not, it would be Hal Leonard's AMP division (formerly part of G.
Schirmer). Hope this helps (and is accurate).

Fred Jacobowitz
Instructor of Clarinet & Sax at Peabody Preparatory

On Sun, 11 Feb 1996, Christopher G Zello wrote:

> Has anyone out there heard of this piece? It is for solo clarinet and
> string orchestra with harp. It is approx. 12 minutes long and was
> probably composed in the 50s at some time. I have been told it is
> absolutely beautiful, and not overly complicated, although a difficult
> blow to play.
>
> I have been told that Ben-Haim's works were available from the Israel
> Music Publishers, but now that is not it's name.
>
> If anyone knows this piece and could supply me with a publisher/rental
> agent I would really appreciate it. Please contact me privately though.
> Thanks.
>
> If anyone out there is looking for a clever piece for solo clarinet with
> orchestra, with a lot of jazz influence, I would highly recommend the
> Jazz Suite: Three Ethnic Dances by David Baker. There is a recording
> of it out with Alan Balter and the Akron SO; Telarc label CD-80409.
>
> Has anyone out there heard any excellent pieces for solo clarinet and
> orchestra (excluding the Mozart, Weber, Francaix, Spohr, Nielsen, and
> other standard rep.) I'm kind of interested in finding out what
> contemporary pieces are available, but which haven't received much PR.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Christopher Zello
>
> czello@-----.edu
> http://www.uwm.edu/~czello/
>