Klarinet Archive - Posting 000645.txt from 1999/03

From: "Dan Leeson: LEESON@-----.edu>
Subj: RE: [kl] Sabine Meyer's Stamitz
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 13:52:10 -0500

> From: MX%"klarinet@-----.48
> Subj: RE: [kl] Sabine Meyer's Stamitz

> It's already happening. Early 20th C. style was very different from today
> and there are individuals that are investigating that style!
>
> As an aside, the development of recorded sound has resulted in a great
> decrease in performance variation. A certain sameness has crept into the
> interpretation of music. So one day, there may not be a different style to
> investigate. Our loss.

Very, very observant point. In my own case I find this so true that I
no longer buy recordings of 18th century solo clarinet music because
every performance has the character of every other performance. Outside
of sound character, there is little to distinguish Sabine Meyer's
performance of K. 622 from that of Frank Cohen's. And in the case of
players as great as these, even sound character is difficult to
identify absolutely. While both performer's execute that work with
equal facility, the thing that should permit each artist to create an
absolutly unique performance has been eliminated from 20th century
playing habits. So to me, they all sound the same. And it is equally
true in live performances of this epoch's music, too.

In effect, I suggest that the fragile character of music generally
referred to as "classical" (meaning a rough time period) has been
poorly treated by contemporary players and has been poorly treated
since about 1840.

>
> Steve
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kate Alexander [mailto:blanerne@-----.au]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 1999 5:49 PM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: Re: [kl] Sabine Meyer's Stamitz
>
>
> and yet in 100 years time SABINEs performance will be the correct
> performance style of today .... so will performers be discussing how to
> correctly play HIP of the 20th century???
> Vivace
>
>
>
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