Klarinet Archive - Posting 000152.txt from 1996/07

From: Cadenza <Cadenza@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Trios for CL, VC & PFT
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996 03:04:48 -0400

I played for years with the Montagnana Trio which had that instrumentation. I
don't really think the Beethoven Op. 38 works well. Somebody needs to work on
the piano part which, to my way of thinking, is quite an uninspired
transcription of the string parts of Op. 20.

Try that magnificent trio of Vincent d'Indy. It was written early in his
career (Op. 29) and is quite youthful. Very much in the romantic Franck &
Chausson tradition. Its a big work, the 1st movt. is 14-15 min. long. The
main theme is used in all the other movt's in one way or another; always
effectively; especially effective is the way the top notes of the piano play
the first four notes (in D flat major) as an accompaniment figure for the
gorgeous opening clarinet solo.

You might also try some of the Bruch Op.83 trios (which Max wrote for his son
who was in a trio of this instrumentation, around 1906) originally written for
viola, CL and pft. The music was later transcribed by Simrock with alternate
parts of violin (for the clarinet) and cello (for the viola).

There are also other classical works but not with a lot of substance. I think
of trios by Anton Eberl, Ferdinand Ries, and of few other "wanna be"
Beethoven's Also an interesting one by the Belgian composer, Lannoy.

We had about 15 works that were written for or commissioned by us, and a few
of them stand out. Particulary "Spell" by the Danish composer Per Norgaard.
Ed Applebaum wrote "Montages" and about ten years later a triple concerto
which has never been performed. If you want more info please e=mail me I'm
probably boring the socks off of these readers.

Best, cadenza@-----.com

   
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