Klarinet Archive - Posting 000984.txt from 1998/01

From: Matthew Hanson <mchanson@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Adagio for clarinet choir
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 1998 19:49:42 -0500

Robin Fairbairns wrote:
>
> > <<I heard a personal first today: Barber's Adagio for Strings performed
> > by a clarinet choir, Richard Stolzman principal. [...]
> > >>
> >
> > E-gad!! I like the clarinet, but I can't imagine the shrill sound of a bunch
> > of clarinetist (including E-flat I would venture to guess) shreaking during
> > the climax! If Barber himself approved it, he must have been experiencing a
> > week moment.
>
> strange as it may seem, many choirs manage to keep their e-flatter in
> control; one assumes that stoltzman would have attracted a player
> whose control was adequate to the matter.
>
> r
The Stolzman Adagio is in a lower key.

Matt Hanson