Klarinet Archive - Posting 000649.txt from 2002/09

From: "Joseph Wakeling" <joseph.wakeling@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] 'Other versions' of well-known pieces
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 13:07:05 -0400

> > Just to note, Mikhail Pletnev and Michael Collins don't claim it is
> > anything other than this - their attitude is very much, "We thought it
> > would be interesting, it works musically." They don't attempt to
> > justify their rearrangement on anything other than these grounds! ;-)
>
> Like, that it might be worth listening to, or anything?-)

Ooo. Ooooooo. That's MEAN. :P

I can't agree with you on this, though I do prefer the violin version. I
think Michael Collins makes a pretty compelling case for the clarinet
arrangement on his recording of it. Ah, taste, eh?-)

-- Joe

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