Klarinet Archive - Posting 001008.txt from 1998/07

From: "Mary Sotnik" <marys@-----.uk>
Subj: [kl] Sorry Mark (B) (& probably Mark C too, etc.)
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 23:26:31 -0400

>Mary, I don't think that there's a wrong way to play that piece. The
>last thing I would ever do, if you ever got to know me, would be to back
>down and have a quiet life and not annoy anyone. I love Mr. Kell's
>interpretation of the piece and I don't think there's any plausible way
>to say that one "can't" play it like that. At the same time there are
>always going to be a few people who don't accept your interpretation and
>will get in your way. I'll always play it from the soul but if I wanted
>to pass an audition I'd better figure out how the judge interprets the
>piece. Sad but true it is one thing I have learned in my few years of
>music so far. I hope it is not always that way but it can be.

I wasn't sure how serious you were or weren't 'cos I saw the smiley but
wasn't sure exactly what you'd meant by it (though I did stick a lot of
'ifs'
in as back-covering). Sorry for not knowing you well enough to know you
wouldn't do such a thing more than necessary - I'm glad you don't mind
being annoying :-) Also sorry for having replied to what was a private msg;
I
shouldn't have, though I'm glad you don't mind. - Anyway, there are
*definitely* violinists about who are going back to older performances
for inspiration - maybe you *are* being contemporary in a different way,
really :-)). - I suppose playing pieces someone else's way & not yours is
good training for orchestral work, though, but that's a bit different. - It
must be a pain trying to work out how judges want you to play, especially
if you've never seen them before... does it actually ever work and is it
worth
it when it does? (Serious question, for you or anybody who reads this and
feels like answering it.)

Mary

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