Klarinet Archive - Posting 000519.txt from 1999/10

From: Tony@-----.uk (Tony Pay)
Subj: Re: [kl] The first two bars
Date: Mon, 18 Oct 1999 03:29:06 -0400

On Sun, 17 Oct 1999 17:57:41 +0100, Tony@-----.uk (I) said:

> Following on from the thread about embellishments in classical music --
> 'what thread was that?' I hear you cry -- I want to make an observation
> about the first two bars of the Mozart clarinet concerto, and how we may
> think of them.

[snip]

Rereading this post 'the morning after', it strikes me that the tone is
a little harsh towards those 'legendary' performers.

Also, I should make it clear that I am by no means an expert embellisher
or improviser myself -- I do what I can, and can only listen with
open-mouthed amazement to people like Robert Levin.

On the whole, I think less rather than more embellishment is in order in
much of Mozart's music. The octet I was talking about is distinctly
second-rate music, and there was little risk of spoiling anything
profound.

Tony
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