Klarinet Archive - Posting 000378.txt from 1996/08

From: thehat@-----.ORG
Subj: Re: Weber's Intro. Theme
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 1996 21:41:23 -0400

In a message dated 08-11-96 INTERNET: niethamer=URVAX wrote to ** ALL **:
In> There are six quartets for fl/cl/hn/bsn, arranged from the music of
In> the string symphonies of Rossini. Does anyone know if Rossini did
In> this transcription? They're fun to play.

I always thought that Rossini did these, but he didn't. I saw the back of the
Ensemble Vienna/Berlin CD and it listed an arranger whose name escapes me
(was it that clarinetist F. Berr?). I haven't heard the cd, but I did hear
Leister and pals play one of these live in Germany and, needless to say, it
was smashing.

BTW, are these string symphonies or string quartets originally? They are
indeed fun to play.

David Hattner
clarinetist-at-large, NYC
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