Klarinet Archive - Posting 000382.txt from 1997/05

From: DYungkurth@-----.com
Subj: RE: 20th century clarinet
Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 01:00:09 -0400

Michael D. Moors states (about the Copland Concerto),

>I don't know how anyone could possible have a disagreement with Goodman's
>interpretation of the Copland as it was written for him.

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I'm not particularly fond of the Copland Concerto and haven't actually heard
Goodman's recording of the work, but have an opinion non-the-less! Just
because music was written for (or by) a given artist doesn't necessarily
ensure that a definitive performance results.

Stravinsky, for example, conducted recordings of many of his own works.
These recordings are not generally regarded as the better recordings of his
works.

Goodman may well have made the definitive recording of the Copland for all I
know. Whether or not he did (for most listeners), why would you assume that
his verson could not be challenged, simply because it was written for him.
After all, we are talking about art, not whether 2 + 2 @-----.

Don Yungkurth (DYungkurth@-----.com)