Klarinet Archive - Posting 000993.txt from 1998/01

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Adagio for clarinet choir
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 1998 19:49:51 -0500

So, is this the version that Barber approved of or is it a new version?

Roger Garrett

On Thu, 22 Jan 1998, Matthew Hanson wrote:

> 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
>