Klarinet Archive - Posting 000545.txt from 1997/05

From: Mark Charette <charette@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Repertoire
Date: Tue, 20 May 1997 18:05:16 -0400

Josias Associates wrote:
> I recall that, as of
> the time of my readthrough, another Klarinet list member posted a
> message in which he reported performing the Trio and mentioning that the
> audience loved it. (The message may be in the Archives someplace.)

>From the Archives on sneezy:
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Date: Mon, 17 Jul 1995 18:39:55 +1200
From: Stephen Cranefield <stephen@-----.NZ>
Subject: Francaix trio "accessible" says audience

Last year there was some discussion on this list about the Francaix
trio for clarinet, viola and piano. Several people said they had it
on their "must perform it next time I get a chance" list, but no one
came forward to say they had played it. Well, I performed it on
Sunday and I'm pleased to say that all of the audience members I
talked to afterwards said they enjoyed it (the adjectives they used to
describe it included "fun", "accessible" and "humorous"). This was a
great relief because when we first started rehearsing it we had our
doubts about its audience appeal due to its length (5 movements) and
seemingly complex nature. However, persistence paid off -- after a
few rehearsals it no longer seemed so complex and even became fun to
play, a feeling that obviously rubbed off on the audience (not to
mention the occasional adrenalin rush caused by sheer panic at times!)
I highly recommend this work which I would never had heard about if it
wasn't for this list.

- Stephen

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