Klarinet Archive - Posting 000589.txt from 2001/01

From: "Kevin Fay (LCA)" <kevinfay@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Gran Partitta
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 17:52:04 -0500

Thanks to the many people, both on the list and privately, who have
recommended specific recordings of the Mozart Serenade No 10. As it
happens, I ordered the Marlboro recording from Amazon.com - it was the one
most recommended that they had in stock, and costs less than eleven bucks.
Obtaining any of the other undoubtedly fine recordings would have required
more work on my part, and I'm lazy.

Dan Leeson noted:

<<<In order to answer your question about a Gran Partitta recording, you
must find out which edition the conductor intends to use. The Moise
recording, for example, was done from the old Breitkopf & Hartel edition of
1875 which has been superceded by the edition published by Barenreiter. And
the differences between the are not trivial in the least.>>>

This would be true if I were going to listen with my part in hand. I am
actually going to listen to it in my car. I'm not a particularly good
driver, even without the distraction of following my part.

More seriously, I try *not* to study the part while listening to recordings,
as it sets in my subconscious a particular stylistic approach that may be
different than what the conductor and/or group is aiming for. My aim is
generally to play what's on the page as we rehearsed it, not necessarily how
I heard it in a recording.

In any event, I can't tell - the edition we're using is denoted "Broude
Brothers," with no other markings on the part or score. It's probably the
cheap one.

<<<Please indicate which of the four clarinet parts you will be playing, and
from a personal point of view, where will the performance take place?>>>

I will be playing the 4th clarinet part. It "should" be the 2d basset horn
part, but neither the 3d player nor I own a basset horn, and this particular
gig isn't worth the effort to both scrounge a couple up and learn how to
play them in tune. Given who the players are (i.e., me), and what we're
getting paid (zero), it will be a more effective performance if we use
instruments we're used to. Besides, it wasn't my decision and, as I said,
I'm lazy.

The performance will be with a group called Philharmonia Northwest, Sunday
Feb. 18 at Town Hall in Seattle. It's the same group that I played Strauss'
"Happy Workshop" with last year - we do pretty OK for a bunch of avocational
players, if I do say so myself, but then I'm biased. If y'all are in the
Seattle area at that time, come on down! More info at
http://www.philharmonianw.org/.

<<< The use of the title is derived from the fact that it appears on the
autograph manuscript now in the Library of Congress. It is written in red
crayon (though absolutely not in Mozart's hand) in the upper center of the
first page. . . . The title was added by an unknown person ca. 1803 and has
nothing to do with Mozart, but if it is to be used because of its presence
on the manuscript, then it should be spelled the way it appears on the
manuscript, and that is, absolutely and unambiguously 'GRAN PARTITTA." >>>

Of course the spelling is incorrect. Whoever wielded the red crayon left
the "D" off!

kjf

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