Klarinet Archive - Posting 000659.txt from 2002/09

From: Suzanne Stanton <suzanne@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] 'Other versions' of well-known pieces
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 19:58:51 -0400

I recently acquired this CD, and it's one of my favorite clarinet CDs. I
think Michael Collins did a great job on it.

Suzanne

on 9/30/02 12:07 PM, Joseph Wakeling at joseph.wakeling@-----.net wrote:

>>> 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! ;-)
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>> Like, that it might be worth listening to, or anything?-)
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> Ooo. Ooooooo. That's MEAN. :P
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> 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?-)
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> -- Joe
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