Klarinet Archive - Posting 001267.txt from 1999/01

From: Roger Shilcock <roger.shilcock@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: [kl] re: Poulenc
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 09:56:10 -0500

What's the fast show???
rjs

On Mon, 25 Jan 1999, Tony Pay wrote:

> Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 13:46:44 GMT
> From: Tony Pay <Tony@-----.uk>
> Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: Re: [kl] re: Poulenc
>
> On Mon, 25 Jan 1999 13:02:10 GMT, I said:
>
> > I'll let you know.
>
> Unfortunately, the answer isn't conclusive.
>
> 'E natural' gets a whole lot more votes, because Guy says he played it
> with many French colleagues, and they *all* took E natural. (Because,
> he said, anyway eet ees much nizair:-) So the French tradition does
> seem to support the natural way of playing. (Of course.)
>
> But the man who actually played it for Poulenc, a colleague of Guy's,
> died two months ago.
>
> Anyway, he says that if any firmer evidence surfaces, he'll let me know,
> and I'll pass it on. He didn't know of any relevant old recording.
>
> He also tells me he's recording, with Yvonne Loriod, a short,
> unpublished piece for clarinet and piano by Messiaen, so that will be
> out in due course.
>
> Which is nice. (This remark is specially for Fast Show fans, you poor,
> deprived Americans you.)
>
> Tony
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