Klarinet Archive - Posting 000653.txt from 2002/06

From: Tony@-----.uk (Tony Pay)
Subj: [kl] Kell's rubato and Mozart's quote
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2002 18:39:34 -0400

On Wed, 19 Jun 2002 14:10:24 -0700, leeson0@-----.net said:

> Ed Wojtowicz wrote:
>
> > From: Daniel Leeson:
> >
> > > Bill, I know both recordings and I think you have touched on the
> > > very essence of what really troubled the American clarinetists;
> > > i.e., Kell's rubato. I happen not to agree that it didn't work on
> > > the Mozart, but that's just one view. I always found it
> > > fascinating and enthralling and I am very pleased that you posted
> > > on this topic.
> >
> > Out of curiosity, how does this use of rubato fit in with current
> > performance practice of Mozart?
>
> The issue is how did rubato fit with Mozart practice when Mozart
> played Mozart? And boy o boy did he use it. In fact, he describes
> the technique he employs very clearly. He says (paraphrase), "Most
> players, when they do rubato do it with both hands. Not me. In my
> case the left hand keeps a steady tempo and the right hand does the
> rubato."

This remark of Mozart's applied to tempo rubato in an Adagio, which
isn't mostly where Kell uses rubato. Dan and I had something like this
conversation before; anyone interested see:

http://www.woodwind.org/Databases/Logs/2001/02/001055.txt

The following I'd say is also relevant:

http://www.woodwind.org/Databases/Logs/2001/02/001020.txt

Tony
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