Klarinet Archive - Posting 000267.txt from 1999/05

From: "Meri Dolevski" <dolevski@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] A,B,C, D or what?
Date: Sun, 9 May 1999 00:16:58 -0400

Avrahm:

The Brahm's 4th also calls for C clarinets. And the parts are not always
already transposed. I remember spending over one week transposing both
clarinet parts for the Scarborough Schools Symphony Orchestra (now defunct)
three years ago.
-----Original Message-----
From: avrahm galper <agalper@-----.com>
Date: Saturday, May 08, 1999 3:35 PM
Subject: [kl] A,B,C, D or what?

>A,B,C,D or what?
>The story of a conductor making a fuss about a C clarinet is incredible.
>In all my years with the Toronto Symphony, not one regular or guest
>conductor ever brought up the question of a C clarinet or any other
>clarinet.
>
>The furore over the C clarinet is misplaced. Some players think that
>they are as rough as an Eb.
>But that is not correct. Properly handled, a C clarinet has a sweet
>voice and can play with a delicate sound.
>
>In Schubert's Symphony #3, the slow movement has a very elegant C
>clarinet solo.
>
>In Mahler, one is supposed to bring out the shrillness, which players
>usually do.
>
>The Moldau by Smetana has C, Bb and A. The beginning, which is written
>for C, is usually transposed on Bb which at certain spots could be
>tricky. I often used to play it on the A to make it smoother.
>Actually, playing it on clarinets in C, which we once did, made for a
>perfect blend with the flutes that open the work. The C clarinet has a
>charm that makes the opening sound better.
>
>Beethoven's two first Duos are for C clarinet and anyone who has tried
>that with a C clarinet knows how effortlessly it feels.
>
>In Brahms 3rd, the third movement, which is written for C, I think
>Brahms left it to the choice of the player to play on Bb or A.
>
>In Tchaikovsky's Mozartiana cadenza, the player has the choice of
>either Bb or A, although, the C part lies very well and is actually easy
>to manage.
>
>In Prokofieff Piano concerto #3, there are two sets of parts either Bb
>or A. I prefer the A. But there are two sets of parts, depending who
>you rent it from. The same goes for Prokofieff's Classical Symphony.
>
>I used to play the solo in Bolero on an A, it is very smooth.
>
>In the solo in Beauty and the Beast in Mother Goose suite by Ravel, the
>A clarinet can make that solo sound very nice .One is not stuck with
>honky middle B naturals.
>
>I have seen the Israel Philharmonic players use a D clarinet to play
>some of the tricky Eb 5 sharp passages in Daphnis.
>Avrahm Galper
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>
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