Klarinet Archive - Posting 000652.txt from 2002/09

From: Tony@-----.uk (Tony Pay)
Subj: Re: [kl] 'Other versions' of well-known pieces
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 13:19:56 -0400

On Mon, 30 Sep 2002 19:07:05 +0200, joseph.wakeling@-----.net said:

> > > 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.

The 'playground' response.

Notice that you pick out almost the only part of my post that you don't
have to do any thinking *whatever* to respond to.

> Ah, taste, eh?-)

Clearly.

Tony
--
_________ Tony Pay
|ony:-) 79 Southmoor Rd Tony@-----.uk
| |ay Oxford OX2 6RE http://classicalplus.gmn.com/artists
tel/fax 01865 553339

... ASCII : Another System Crash Is Imminent

---------------------------------------------------------------------