Klarinet Archive - Posting 000080.txt from 1997/08

From: peter.stoll@-----.ca
Subj: Re: Copland Concerto
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 1997 03:10:45 -0400

That's interesting. I studied with James Campbell, who played the
Concerto 4 times with the Toronto Symphony with Copland conducting, and he
has vivid memories of going to Boosey and Hawkes in New York to play the
solo part for Copland when he was preparing. He said that he was very
surprised to find Copland very loose in his expectations, sort of "just
do what works for you" except for one thing; in the start of the cadenza,
he wanted the cadential arrival on the D1 to feel quite definite.

Peter Stoll
Instructor of Clarinet and Chamber Music
University of Toronto

On Sun, 3 Aug 1997, Michael Thrasher wrote:

> One thing to keep in mind: over the years, I have been fortunate enough
> to meet several people who either knew Copland or had worked with him.
> They all tend to agree that Copland was very picky about his music being
> performed exactly the way he wrote it. A recording that includes Copland
> and Goodman is an important primary source for discovering
> exactly how the composer wanted the worked performed. One of the
> criticism's of Stoltzman's recording relates to the extensive
> liberties he takes with the music.
>

   
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