Klarinet Archive - Posting 000548.txt from 1999/03

From: "Don Yungkurth" <clarinet@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Re: Schrammelmusik (Viennese Heuriger Music)
Date: Tue, 9 Mar 1999 22:30:02 -0500

Craig D. Butcher wrote:

>I am looking for clarinet music for some of the wonderful, corny,
>"Schrammelmusik" typically thought of as being played in the Viennese
Heurige
>(little wine gardens) on spring and summer evenings by small ensembles,
almost
>invariably with a clarinet, violins, often a zither, a guitar, and
whatever.

>I am having no success trying to locate such music and wonder if anyone
out
>there has any suggestions.

I don't know of a source for printed music, but have found a CD of
Schrammelmusik, essentially by accident, after looking for it for years.

On Naxos 8.550228, titled "Music From Old Vienna" is the
"Thalia-Schrammeln", consisting of two violins, G clarinet and bass guitar.
From the sound and the cover picture on the notes, this is clearly a
clarinet in high G, above the Eb clarinet. The clarinetist is Gerald
Grunbacher and the musicians are all from the Austrian State Theater.

The notes state in part:

"The Thalia-Schrammeln lay the greatest importance on authenticity in their
performances, in particular avoiding the modern replacement of the original
G clarinet by the accordion, exaggerated sentimentality, incorrect phrasing
and tasteless violin glissandi."

It is a pleasant recording and is truly a bargain at the usual Naxos price
of $5.99!

Don Yungkurth (clarinet@-----.net)

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