Klarinet Archive - Posting 000361.txt from 1998/08

From: Ed Maurey <edsshop@-----.ca>
Subj: Re: [kl] Haydn Clarinet Concerti
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 19:27:25 -0400

For years I've listened to Dieter Kloeker recordings on the radio. [I've
never been the slightest tempted to buy one.] His playing seemed to embody the
worst of the German School. I had surmised that he was one of those
mediocrities who made up for his lack of musical talent with a gift for self
promotion.

Now I see he's doing the Kreisler thing. Good show, Dieter! It's tough to
make a buck as a clarinetist, especially if you're a crummy one!!

Ed Maurey

Gary Van Cott wrote:

> 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?
>
> ********
> 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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