Klarinet Archive - Posting 000346.txt from 1998/08

From: Gary Van Cott<vcis@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Haydn Clarinet Concerti
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 00:10:42 -0400

David Niethamer wrote in part:
. . . He seems to find lots of pieces that clarinetists have not known
about for
two centuries (give or take), and he records them. But those pieces are
rarely available for scholars to examine, are not published, and are
rarely made available for other clarinetist to perform. *IF* these are
legitimately long-lost works, should they not be made available for
scholarly inquiry (of the sort practiced by our own Dan Leeson) so that
their authenticity can be confirmed? Would it not be nice for them to be
shared with the rest of the clarinet community (after Mr. Klocker has
gotten his "mileage" out of them for a suitable interval of time) via
scholarly publication?

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I agree. It makes one think of treasure hunters in Egypt or the early (and
very competitive) dinosaur fossil hunters. It seems he would be more likely
to secure an honored place in the history of clarinet music if the
authenticity of some of these works could be confirmed. As it is now it
certainly makes one suspicious.

Gary

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