Klarinet Archive - Posting 000138.txt from 1996/05

From: niethamer@-----.EDU
Subj: Re: clarinet quintet recommendations?
Date: Tue, 7 May 1996 20:27:08 -0400

On Tue, 7 May 1996, Roel de Vrijer wrote:

> I am looking for a clarinet quintet that is nice and satisfying to play.
> I know the ones by Mozart and Brahms, and have heard the one by Weber
> once or twice. The latter may be a bit too much "virtuoso", from what
> I remember (and being an amateur).
>
> Any suggestions from other klarinetters?

One of my favorites is the Quintet, Op. 15 by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor,
pub. Musica Rara. Tunes like Dvorak - A good piece for all five players,
and not too "virtuouso".

There's also a Quintet by Francaix which doesn't have all the usual
"million notes a minute" (for Francaix). It's rhytmically a bit tricky,
but lots of fun.

David Niethamer