Klarinet Archive - Posting 000613.txt from 1997/07

From: "Craig E. G. Countryman" <cegc@-----.net>
Subj: Weber 1 -- The Defense of Cundy-Bettoney
Date: Sun, 20 Jul 1997 19:45:37 -0400

The only discrepency I see in Cundy-Bettoney's version of Op. 73 is the
omission of a section a bar before the Tutti at G in the first
movement. Listening to Emma Thompson's recording, she goes into some
16th note run followed by a cadenza like figure before she resolves into
G. Whether this is her interpretation, or a short coming in the
Cundy-Bettoney version I do not know.

Also, in the Rondo a measure or two is omitted in two of the tutti
sections, but this isn't really a major problem, because if the soloist
reads the cues he should have no problem coming in.

Other than that, though, I am rather pleased with this version, and I
would consider it a fine investment.

On another note, I was somewhat disappointed with their version of Weber
2, Op. 74 because page ten was really faded and hard to read. This
might have been my copy, but one might consider another publisher to
avoid such a problem.

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