Klarinet Archive - Posting 000578.txt from 1999/03

From: "Craig D. Butcher" <cbutcher@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Schrammelmusik (Viennese Heuriger Music)
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 14:54:17 -0500

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Don Yungkurth wrote:

> 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!
>

I also found this and it is a wonderful CD. Also nice is a Naxos CD, "Clarinet
Evergreens", Naxos 8.553427, something called the Budapest Clarinet Quintet.
Marvelous!

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