Klarinet Archive - Posting 000156.txt from 1997/08

From: rteitelbaum@-----.com (Rob Teitelbaum)
Subj: RE: Copland Concerto
Date: Wed, 6 Aug 1997 00:43:50 -0400

>I have been swinging the relaxed section, but when
>I start to accel and finally reach 144, I go back to straight eights,
>until "132" is marked again. Any thoughts on this?

Craig,

I'd say the 144 section(s) definitely need straight eighths, but I've
heard a number of good arguments both for and against swinging the
relaxed part (some of which are in the Klarinet archives.) For my own
preference, I choose not to swing it, because my feeling, as I think I
said earlier, is that the Copland is not classical, jazz, or Latin but a
very unique amalgam of all three. So I try to give it a swing "feeling"
without actually swinging. That's hard to do (can't say I always manage
it!), which is one of the reasons so many good performers haven't been
able to make this section work. (IMHO, as always.)

Stoltzman does a good job with this part, though. Overall I like his
recording (and playing style) a good deal, though his Corigliano on the
same album is far inferior to that of Stanley Drucker. Then again, I'm a
little biased, since I'm a big Drucker fan. Speaking of which, you might
check out Drucker's Copland as well--it's a phenomenal performance,
though as I said Shifrin's is my favorite.

I have to agree with what you found in the list archives--I really don't
care for Goodman's recording at all. But I suppose it's worth hearing,
especially since the other pieces usually appearing on the same album
(Gould Derivations, Bartok Contrasts, Ebony Concerto and Prelude, Fugue
and Riffs) are all very well-played by Goodman and most certainly worth a
listen.

Rob Teitelbaum
rteitelbaum@-----.com

   
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