Klarinet Archive - Posting 000237.txt from 1999/10

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Orchestral karaoke (was: [kl] Vienna Philharmonic at
Date: Sat, 9 Oct 1999 03:55:00 -0400

At 09:52 AM 10/8/1999 -0700, Kevin Fay wrote:
>There is more than one "modern" recording of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue
>with the composer playing the solo part. It's actually an orchestra
>following a player piano, whose roll was "punched" by the composer. (Or in
>this case, de-composer!)
>
>Does this strike anyone else as really, really weird?
>
Not weird, just technologically interesting. The presumption is that the
composer's interpretation and tempos can be accurately recreated in the
accompaniment while, for the solo, RE-creation is unnecessary! I have the
Michael Tilson Thomas version and, while it may not be my ultimate FAVORITE
Rhapsody in Blue, it certainly has its moments. Actually I am partial to
Oscar Levant and an old 78 rpm version by Alec Templeton (both,
coincidentally, with Andre Kostelanetz). Levant for sure, but probably
both of them, knew the composer personally and could be historically
accurate in their interpretations, since they were THERE.

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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