Klarinet Archive - Posting 000950.txt from 1997/10

From: Jrykorten@-----.com
Subj: RE: Was Mendelssohn now Bad Sonatas
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 1997 10:07:45 -0400

Alas I lack good taste. Anybody who knows me will tell you.

Just curious though, the Copland sonata came out better than the Mendelssohn?

If anybody has an scan (OCR) of the article... do post!

Jerry Korten
NYC

In a message dated 97-10-24 04:50:53 EDT, David writes:

<<
On Wed, 22 Oct 1997, David C. Blumberg wrote:

> The Mendelssohn Sonata has been written up as one of the top 10 bad
> clarinet pieces of all time under the heading
> Category: Clarinet/Piano Sonata by a famous composer:
> This was voted on by a panel of clarinet players, whom if any one found
any
> redeeming qualities about the work, it was eliminated.
> Maybe you should have been there Jerry ;-). I won't say who wrote the
> article (to protect the guilty.)
> (Instrumentalist Sept 1975). Just thought you would like to know.)
>
> D.B.
> >>