Klarinet Archive - Posting 000361.txt from 1997/12

From: Martin Pergler <pergler@-----.edu>
Subj: Companion for Till Eulenspiegel einmal anders?
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 1997 09:09:01 -0500

A bunch of us want to perform the Franz Hasenohrl chamber "arrangement" of
Strauss' Till Eulenspiegel. It's for cl, violin, horn, bassoon, and
double bass and named "Till Eulenspiegel einmal anders".

It's about 6 mins long (but quite a workout)

My question: what to put on a 30-50 minute noontime recital along with it?
It should involve some of the same instruments and not too many others,
and fit within the spirit or at least not be against it. (I read the
Hasenohrl as definitely meant with a smile but not guffawing laughter.)
It could be a bunch of shorter pieces. Clarinet does not *have* to be
involved, though I'd like to play for more than 6 minutes just like the
rest of us!

I've thought of doing a wind/string septet, but the Beethoven is
too long (and maybe too serious as a partner). The only other
septet I've played is an early one by Bruch and I just didn't find
it overly interesting (and the strings even less). Others?

I also thought of the Histoire du Soldat suite in the version for
violin, clarinet, and pno (link on the alternate instrumentation
theme), but I only glanced at the parts for that a couple of
years ago and I don't really know what it's like. I rather
suspect it would be a workout too and I'm not sure if we
(=me, the violinist would have no trouble) could pull both
off at the same time.

Any suggestions? Has anyone on the List done this piece? What else
did you have on the program?

Thanks, Martin

(To clarify, the program does not have to be centered musically on
the Till Eulenspiegel. Just, for better of worse, it's what's bringing
the five of us together. We think it would be fun to do somewhere
somehow!)

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Martin Pergler pergler@-----.edu
Grad student, Mathematics http://www.math.uchicago.edu/~pergler
Univ. of Chicago