Klarinet Archive - Posting 000690.txt from 1998/02

From: Roger Shilcock <roger.shilcock@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: Alto Clarinets
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 03:42:13 -0500

If it's the same arrangement of the Arpeggione Sonata I've played through,
I should think Schubert would turn in his grave. It's an *appalling* piece
of
transcription.
Roger Shilcock

On Tue, 17 Feb 1998, Bill Hausmann wrote:

> Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 18:29:39 -0500
> From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
> Reply-To: klarinet@-----.us
> To: klarinet@-----.us
> Subject: Re: Alto Clarinets
>
> At 07:41 AM 2/17/98 PST, James Foley wrote:
> Right now, I'm trying to play
> >Schubert's Arpeggione on both soprano and alto, and it's quite
> >remarkable what a difference the alto's deeper tone quality makes in
> >bringing out the musical ideas of the piece.
>
> Ah, but is it what the composer INTENDED???? :-)
>
>
>
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> If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.
>