Klarinet Archive - Posting 000677.txt from 2002/04

From: "Paolo Leva" <paolo.leva@-----.se>
Subj: Re: [kl] Mozart Concerto Competition
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 12:58:57 -0400

> I thought that I was doing a useful service by giving what I believed to
> be a serious flaw in a contest of Mozart performances should that
> contest be judged by Italian performers. I would say the same thing if
> a contest of jazz music was to be judged by Ukranians, who have little
> expertise with such music. I would say the same thing if a contest of
> military march music was to be judged by Tibetans.

And who on earth is the chosen people who has the privilege to judge
Mozart's performances? Only the Austrian? the americans? the english? You
alone?

However, I agree with you, do not partecipate to this competition. You would
not win and that would happen *just* because the jury is made up of
italians, who scarcely know anything about Mozart at all.

-paolo

PS there are few audio files on the site (even from the K622)
http://www.mozartitalia.org/uk/news/concorso_internazionale01.html
Just click on Listen on the bottom of the page.

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