Klarinet Archive - Posting 000145.txt from 1996/08

From: Fred <fsheim@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Weber's Intro. Theme & Var.
Date: Tue, 6 Aug 1996 22:06:02 -0400

>Anybody heard of a piece called Introduction Theme and Variations by Carl
>Maria Von Weber? This is one of my favorite piece. But the funny thing is
>everyone I met said they never heard of this piece. They kept on saying "Do
>you mean the one by Rossini?" No! Rossini's Intro...... also one of my
>favorite piece. Just that everywhere I go all people mention is his 2
>clarinet concertos., concertino, and the quintet! If you heard of this piece
>please email me! I just want to know if ANYBODY heard of this piece. In my
>opinion this piece is better than all of his other clarinet works. Thanks for
>reading!
>
>Musically yours, (Yep I copied this phrase!)
>
>Patrick Kwan WACKKO8281@-----.COM
>
>
Weber: Introduction, Theme and Variations Opus Posthumus
ALL clarinet players should have heard of that one! My edition was
published by International Music Company and is for clarinet and piano, but
I'm pretty sure its also available for clarinet and strings. I have a CD
recording of it (cl/pno version) on "Die Virtuose Klarinette in der
Promenadenmusik", ITM 950029. I also have a cassette recording of it with
strings, indicating that it WAS recorded that way in the past. It is a very
beautiful piece.

Fred (fsheim@-----.com)