Klarinet Archive - Posting 000279.txt from 2003/01

From: "Lorne G. Buick" <lgbuick@-----.ca>
Subj: [kl] Rach PC 2
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 10:53:17 -0500

Greetings all - happy new year etc. from a long-time lurker and
occasional participant...

I've just been handed a part for Rachmaninov Piano Concerto 2, we're
playing the slow movement on a big pops mish-mash concert next week.
The part is all on B-flat, but there's also a photocopy from the
Bonade book of the A transposition which makes far more sense
"clarinetistically". Does "everybody" play this on A clarinet? Is
there any compelling evidence of Rachmaninoff's intentions one way or
the other?
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Lorne G Buick Principal Clarinet, Newfoundland Symphony
lgbuick@-----. John's, Newfoundland

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