Klarinet Archive - Posting 000447.txt from 1999/11

From: Tony@-----.uk (Tony Pay)
Subj: Re: [kl] New music files about to be released
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 1999 04:04:59 -0500

On Thu, 11 Nov 1999 23:32:51 -0000, michael@-----.uk said:

> Forgive me for chipping in. I am an enthusiastic Berwald Septet fan too,
> but . . .
> When the Septet first appeared in a version that has been partly lost
> the reviewer in the AMZ (1817) expressed the hope that the talented
> Berwald would settle down and study conventional harmony and
> composition and divest himself of eccentric modulations. We can sample
> the original version in so far as the earlier Finale has been included
> in the 1985 Barenreiter edition (BA 8514) of the (1828) parts.
>
> Michael Bryant

But, having tried the original version you mention, Mike, it's nowhere
near as good.

Stick to the revised version, is my view.

Who cares, BTW, what the 1817 reviewer thought?

The wonderful thing about the septet is its originality. The structure
is so fresh.

Tony
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