Klarinet Archive - Posting 001178.txt from 1997/09

From: fgarcia@-----.edu (Frank Garcia)
Subj: Re: Goodman
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 12:32:55 -0400

Actually, I do recall reading recently (in Benjamin Ivry's bio of Poulenc,
published by Phaidon) that Goodman gave the premiere performance of the
Poulenc, and that it was commissioned by him. The piece is of course
dedicated to Honegger, but was commissioned by BG. But I don't have the
book. Does anyone know *for certain* if Poulenc wrote the Sonata for BG?

=46rank

>Bob wrote in reference to someone's post about works written for and/or
>commissioned by Goodman:
>
>I think Poulenc was not?! If so, I've learned something new today.
>
>Also Berstein Prelude, Fugue and Riffs. Gould Derivations for Band and
>Clarinet
>
>
>I believe Bob's right; the Poulenc sonata was not written with Goodman in
>mind. Composers that collaborated with Goodman that I know of were Copland,
>Bart=F3k, Hindemith and Gould (also a recording of Goodman playing the
>Nielsen concerto with Gould conducting). I wasn't aware of the Bernstein
>"Prelude, Fugue and Riffs...I guess I learned something new today!" Thanks
>Bob!
>
>Steve
>
>Steve Prescott
>Instrument Rep.Tech./ Clarinetist
>Indiana State University
>mipresc@-----.edu