Klarinet Archive - Posting 000829.txt from 1996/03

From: thehat@-----.ORG
Subj: Beethoven Duos (clar/bass
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 1996 11:15:35 -0500

In a message dated 03-29-96 INTERNET: niethamer=URVAX wrote to ** ALL **:
In> I am looking for an "errtext" or historically informed edition of the
In> Beethoven Duos for clarinet and bassoon. I own an edition by Verlag
In> Friedrich Hofmeister-Frahnkfurt am Main, which states in its preface
In> "The first two duets, which Beethoven originally wrote for C
In> clarinets, have been transposed for Bb clarinets according to the
In> modern practice." (OK, it *was* modern practice in 1959 when the
In> edition was published!). The editor is Kurt Mederacke. I also have
In> access to another edition, Osterreichisher Budesverlag, Wein (1950),
In> but this also has the clarinet parts in Bb. This edition is edited by
In> Friedrich Wildgans.

In> I'd like to find an edition for clarinet in C, if possible.

I have an edition by Musica Rara which contains a c clarinet part in addition
to the transposed part. BTW, some have suggested that Beethoven is not
responsible for these duos, and I tend to agree. Any proof of authorship come
to light recently?

David Hattner
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