Klarinet Archive - Posting 000183.txt from 1998/12

From: Tony@-----.uk (Tony Pay)
Subj: Re: [kl] Beethoven 7tet
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 16:52:42 -0500

On Fri, 4 Dec 1998 21:32:13 +0200, hmaki@-----.fi said:

> The problems begin with cresc. and dim... They don't start at the same
> place with each player etc. Articulation markings are ambiguous, you
> never know which are from the man himself.

One of the difficulties of an Urtext edition is precisely the lack of
uniformity you describe. What does the critical commentary say?
It's possible that you have to resolve these difficulties yourself. But
at least it would be *your* resolution, and fit in with your other
ideas.

Articulation markings (cf. Mozart) sometimes work very well, differing
from part to part. *Sometimes*, that's the point.

> I've been comparing the trio version from Henle to the Brenreiter 7tet
> version and the subito dynamics differ.

This is common, I'd say, from Beethoven and others, between different
versions of a work.

> It's not like I have to play it next week or something but we
> performed it about three months ago, and we were upset about the
> illogicalities (is that a word?). We never got to the point where we
> could say: Now I understand. This kind of brainstorming (that
> certainly is not a word...) usually happens when you get into this
> urtext stuff.

> I guess it is just insecurity.

Yes, I know the feeling.

> I feel that there are traces of "esthetics of a later era" in the
> parts, as well as the score.

Well, that's another thing. I must get hold of this.

Tony
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