Klarinet Archive - Posting 000482.txt from 1996/08

From: "Gregory S. Mallek" <GMallek@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: ? about Schumann music
Date: Sat, 17 Aug 1996 22:37:40 -0400

Thursday, August 15, 1996
Salzburg

Jonathan,

>The German word Fantasiestucke (with an umlaut over the u) means "Fantasy
>Pieces" in English, and "Pieces de Fantasie" in French. I have also seen
>it spelled with Ph instead of F in German, although I am not a German
>expert and can't comment on the correctness of that.

Expert I am not either <g>, however, you are correct with spelling
Fantasiestucke (including aforementioned umlaut 'u') and not with Ph.

Gregory Mallek
GMallek@-----.com

ps.
>Of course, I feel that the Prokofiev flute Sonata works best on clarinet,
>as do the Schumann Oboe Romances, the Schubert violin Sonatinas, . . .
>
>I guess maybe I'm biased.

:-)))

   
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