Klarinet Archive - Posting 000524.txt from 2001/10

From: rgarrett@-----.edu
Subj: Re: [kl] "successful faking"
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2001 03:20:56 -0400

At 12:01 PM 10/16/01 -0500, you wrote:
><<It's just if there is a particular passage that even professionals have
>great difficulty whiffing out, faking is a good way to go, especially if the
>passage is just for effect and won't be heard anyway.>>
>
>A few comments... first off, professionals work their tails off to play all
>those tough passages, and yes, this may be done with great difficulty, but
>the real pros actually play all that stuff, and take great pride in doing
>so. That's part of being a professional.

This reminds me of the last few rehearsals of the Shostakovitch 10th
Symphony that we have had. It is so frustrating to spend so much time
working out the technique/speed of the 2nd and (more difficult perhaps) the
4th movement - only to have the orchestra go at quarter = 160 instead of
176 - and even then, there are woodwind and string players who haven't
practiced it!

Now THERE is some true faking......!

Best,
RG

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