Klarinet Archive - Posting 000474.txt from 2003/07

From: "Gene Nibbelin" <gnibbelin@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] von Weber Concerto #2 - Polacca Tempo
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 22:28:05 -0400

Hi Soloists -

I am working from a 1939 Carl Fischer edition that specifies the Polacca
tempo at a quarter note at 100. Last night I heard a recording by Charles
Niedich (sp.?) in which the tempo was somewhere between 140 and 160. (I
didn't have a metronome handy while listening.) I was amazed by his speed
and technique although from my amateur perspective the speed didn't
contribute anything to the musical quality of the performance. In the
modern parlance, you might say it had speed but no soul.

I realize that a Carl Fischer edition is not the last word in music
publishing. Any suggestions concerning a better edition?

My main question is: At what tempo do you prefer to play this movement?

Many thanks,

Gene N.

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