Klarinet Archive - Posting 000995.txt from 1998/07

From: "Mr. Sheim" <fsheim@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Re:Kell
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 19:57:52 -0400

I'm sorry everybody, but I received a reply to a message that really
irritated me and I would like to throw it out to the group for comments.
If this gets too heavy, I'll apologize profusely, but I just don't feel
that ANYBODY'S musical feelings should be supressed.

Fred (fsheim@-----.com)

(read the bottom part first)

OF COURSE YOU SHOULD ARGUE WITH SOCIETY. Whose opinion was it that said
Kell's slower interpretation "was not acceptable for a contemporary
performance?" Isn't your opinion as valid as theirs? Are you very young?
Unless you assert your own feelings you will not grow. Not to say that if
you are clearly WRONG that you should push your point, but HECK, we are
talking about musical interpretation, and how the music moves the soul. If
it feels good slow, DO IT SLOW, and who can say thats wrong. I'm sure many
others feel the emotion the same way as you do. Don't be bamboozled by
strong willed people asserting THEIR feelings.
If we put this on the list I think it would start WWIII!

Heck- I'm putting this out to the list. No offense, but your backing down
from what you feel correct angered me. Sorry :D

Fred (fsheim@-----.com)

At 05:58 PM 7/24/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Mr. Sheim,
>
>I actually agree with you totally in Kell's interpretation, but as I
>found out when I auditioned this piece a few weeks ago, it apparently is
>not acceptable for a contemporary performance. I wish it were because I
>think it sounds a lot cooler the way Reginald Kell played it but I guess
>we shouldn't argue with society... ;)
>
>Salut!
>Mark
>markb@-----.com
>
>
>

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