Klarinet Archive - Posting 000271.txt from 1998/12

From: James Rosen <mgervick@-----.edu>
Subj: [kl] Rossini
Date: Sun, 6 Dec 1998 02:06:11 -0500

<Would it be save to say that Rossini's Introduction, Theme, and Variations
is
a show piece very much like many of Weber's works? Or is there more to the
piece than the obvious?
-Victor
>
I would agree that it is a showpiece, but I am certainly no expert. I do
have at least a shred of evidence, in that it's on a CD with the standard
Weber repertoire. Even more convincing is the fact that it's played by
Charlie Neidich - he probably wouldn't play it if it weren't showy. He does
do just that - be showy - quite well, I must admit. Between taking the
third-to-last movement at about 6000 beats per minute and tonguing the last
movement of Weber Concerto 2, I would say he is one of the best show-offs
I've ever heard.
-James Rosen

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