Klarinet Archive - Posting 000676.txt from 1997/06

From: Roger Shilcock <roger.shilcock@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: Mercadante concerto
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 1997 14:30:14 -0400

This is actually in B flat - B in Germany @-----.
Roger Shilcock

On
Sun, 29 Jun 1997 ICarpenter@-----.com wrote:

> Date: Sun, 29 Jun 1997 08:39:15 -0400 (EDT)
> From: ICarpenter@-----.com
> Reply-To: klarinet@-----.us
> To: klarinet@-----.us
> Subject: Mercadante concerto
>
> I recall someone was asking about this work a few days ago. I have a
> recording of it (which I am listening to right now). It is his Concerto in B
> major for Clarinet in B on a Claves CD 50-813 from 1985 (I don't know if it
> is still available), performed by Thomas Friedli accompanied by
> Sudwestdeutches Kammerorchester Pforzheim. The two movements are Allegro
> maestoso (7:38) and Andante con variazioni (7:55). The booklet has a brief
> discussion of various kinds of clarinets (the disc also has a concerto in C
> for Clarinet in C by IJ Pleyel and in D for Clarinet in D by JM Molter).
> They speculate GSR Mercadante's concerto Op. 101 was written in 1819. This
> is not great or momentous music but it is playfully enjoyable, particularly
> the variations movement. I'd be interested in seeing a paino reduction
> version to try out for fun.
>
> Matt
>

   
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