Klarinet Archive - Posting 000817.txt from 2002/03

From: "Michael Bryant" <michael@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: [kl] Walter Lear and the York Bowen Phantasy Quintet
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 05:43:13 -0500

Many thanks for these pointers!
I have now found an obituary.
Walter Lear (1894-1981) died at Hereford on
the 25th December 1981, aged 87
In the Boosey article 1957-8, he mentions the Bowen Quintet
I have now spoken to the obit writer
(who is playing the Mozart Requiem today)
and he'll get back to me tomorrow

MB

Mark Charette wrote on Thursday, March 28, 2002 4:33 PM
Subject: Re: [kl] Walter Lear and the York Bowen Phantasy Quintet
> At
> http://www.usc.edu/isd/archives/schoenberg/as_disco/names-l.htm#LearWalter
> his death is listed as 1982.
> At http://www.sneezy.org/Databases/Logs/1994/02/000424.txt Dr. Ron
> Monsen points to an article written by Lear ("These articles and many
> others appeared in the 1957-58 edition of the Woodwind Book published by
> Boosey & Hawkes ed by Bryan Manton-Myatt.").
> Mark C.
>
> Michael Bryant wrote:
>
> > A CD (British Music Society BMS 426
> > - the first recording) of the still unpublished
> > Phantasy Quintet for bass clarinet and
> > string quartet (1933-6(?)) arrived today.
> > The accompanying notes are sparse.
> >
> > I have a suspicion that it was first played by
> > Walter Lear, but have not yet even found his
> > obituary. Any help with his dates and family
> > contacts would be appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Mike Bryant
>
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