Klarinet Archive - Posting 000158.txt from 1996/07

From: "I. E. Pearson" <MUP95IEP%Sheffield.ac.uk@-----.BITNET>
Subj: Brahms balances just fine thank you
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996 07:52:41 -0400

>Yes they are geat pieces. I don't think I've ever played music that is so
>well written for the combination of CL and piano. Too bad Brahms didn't
>understand how to balance those instruments.

Is someone having a go at Brahms? Surely not! Isn't it obvious that the
balance between a modern clarinet and a modern grand piano is far different
from the instruments good old Johannes was writing for?

I. E. Pearson
Research Student
Department of Music
UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
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