Klarinet Archive - Posting 000059.txt from 1999/01

From: Christian Perry <ah716@-----.ca>
Subj: [kl] Re: (Strauss & religion)
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1999 10:55:35 -0500

Neil Leupold wrote:

>
> If you could convince everybody that it's religious in some way,
> I'd do Strauss' Duet Concertino for Clarinet & Bassoon, using piano
> reduction for the orchestra. Beautiful piece, technically challenging
> (will keep your bassoonist on his/her toes).
>

This reminds me of a quote I heard a while ago. I don't know who said
it. To paraphrase:
"Mahler was always looking for God, Bruckner found him, and Strauss
never began the search."

-Christian Perry

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