Klarinet Archive - Posting 000759.txt from 2001/09

From: GrabnerWG@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Bernstein Sonata opinion (was rant)
Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 15:33:11 -0400

O.K.

My thoughts on the Bernstein Sonata.

It's a student work. It's not from the pen of a mature genius. It's not a Brahms Sonata.

It is fun, however, and a "crowd-pleaser" in many a recital. If it is deritive of Hindemith, and plays with Latin rhythms, remember when it was written.

Think of what Bernstein achieved with Latin rhythms only a very few years later - one of the most electrifying Broadway scores ever. A score that sounds astoundingly fresh after what, almost fifty years?

Anyway, I'm glad Bernstein composed the Sonata, and I will continue to perform and teach it.

Walter Grabner
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