Klarinet Archive - Posting 000740.txt from 1998/01

From: Jean-Marc Bonard <jean-marc.bonard@-----.ch>
Subj: Re: Stamitz Concerto revisited
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 1998 02:35:32 -0500

>George Kidder and I have been comparing notes on the Stamitz Concerto we
>are both studying, which *is* the #3 in Bb by Carl Stamitz (1745-1801).
>We both have the Stanley Drucker edition by International Music.
>
>Neither of us are sure of the following and would like opinions:
>
>1) Short grace notes (with a slash) are indicated throughout most
>of the piece, but a few are found without a slash, esp. in the 2nd
>movement. As I understand music notation, this means long grace notes,
>and in this context that would seem to render the grace note and the
>principal note 2 8th notes. Is this correct? Is this the way it's
>"normally" performed?
>
>2) In this period, would you expect that the trills would start on
>the upper note, or does it depend on context?
>
>Does anyone know of a recording of this? Has anyone *made* a recording of
>this?
>

Dear Lane,

There are a few recordings of Concerto #3. I know of versions by=20

- Sabine Meyer, on EMI CLASSICS (CDC 54842), with the Academy of St Martin-i=
n-the-Fields (along with three other concertos, 2 by Carl Stamitz (#10, #11)=
and and one by Johann Stamitz, Carl's father).

- Eduard Brunner has recorded all Stamitz concertos, on TUDOR RECORDINGS=
(#7004,#775,#739). As far as I recall, Stamitz #3 is however on another CD=
(also TUDOR, #718), which includes two concertos for clarinet and bassoon=
(by Stamitz and Franz Danzi) and Danzi's delightful Fantasy for clarinet=
and orchestra on "La ci darem la mano".

There must be other recordings available as well.

By the way, the concerto #3 is quite popular here. About every student plays=
it as a "preparation" to Weber and Mozart. It's technically not too=
difficult, and a good introduction to the concerto technique and to the=
music of the classic period. Alas, the other Stamitz concertos are nearly=
never played... and some of them are really worth looking into. By the way,=
Carl Stamitz has also written a concerto for two clarinets.

Hope this helps,

Jean-Marc

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