Klarinet Archive - Posting 000252.txt from 1996/10

From: Fred Jacobowitz <fredj@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Cadenza in Weber Concerto No. 2
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 14:04:55 -0400

John,
Go ahead and make up your own!!!! There's no reason you
shouldn't. After all, that's what musicians are SUPPOSED to do! (and
were especially supposed to do so in Weber's time). We're
all trained in scales and arpeggios and should be able to come up with
something.

Fred Jacobowitz
Clarinet/Sax Instructor, Peabody Preparatory

On Wed, 9 Oct 1996 jjarvie@-----.NZ wrote:

> I have a pleasant opportunity to play Weber's 2nd concerto soon.
>
> What cadenzas are published for the end of the slow movement?
>
> The whole movement was covered in a recent article in the ICA's magazine. Thi
s
> gave:
>
> * The Carl Baermann (a slur from the throat G sharp to a high D and then a
> descending scale to the throat A). I like this or maybe use of this as a basi
s
> for improvisation. This cadenza is used on the 4 recordings that I have. It'
s
> simple and very elegant.
> * Robert (?) Stark - A series of diminished arpeggios. Not bad but doesn't se
em
> to fit with the movement.
> * Rose - The longest of all that I've seen but just too elaborate for my taste
.
>
> I've also a cadenza in Eric Simon's edition for Boosey and Hawkes which is
> somewhat like the Stark.
>
> Are there other contributions I should consider?
>
> John Jarvie
>
> phone +64 (9) 303 0749
> fax +64 (9) 309 4947
> e-mail jjarvie@-----.nz
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>

   
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