Klarinet Archive - Posting 000684.txt from 1996/12

From: "David B. Niethamer" <niethamer@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Weber Concertino
Date: Tue, 31 Dec 1996 14:39:04 -0500

Peter Stoll wrote:

>The added embellishments you ask about are from what I believe was once
>THE standard N.American edition/s, mostly I think from Cundy-Bettoney.
>Any or all of these can be added, or not, as you think the level of
>floridity in the music already there justifies.
(snip)
>I recommend the
>International edition (edited Reginald Kell); I know it's older, but has
>good page turns, and generally agreeable articulation, which on the fast
>runs you should feel free to edit to suit your current ability (ie.2 and
>2). I like the Pam.Weston edition for its cadenza sheet (she includes
>Heinrich Baermann, the dedicatee's, cadenza) but don't like the 2
>clarinet-stave score for the pianist.

I agree with these two editions, and would like to add another. Schirmer
publishes an edition edited by Arthur Christmann (my "grandteacher")
which puts the original clarinet part in the piano score for reference.
He also adds some scholarly notes about the issues Ryan mentioned in his
original post. I don't have the score in hand, but seem to remember that
all of them were embellishments added by Baermann, presumably with the
composer's permission. Of course, acording to Weston, Baermann was a big
strong handsome guy, and Weber was a sickly little fellow, so maybe Weber
never got to say whether he approved or not!!

>Also beware older editions than this, which have an extra (and I think
>most agree unneccessary) repeat added in to the second variation at m.1O3
>(the International edition takes this out).

According to Christmann, this repeat was also an embellishment of
Baermann's.

David Niethamer

David Niethamer
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