Klarinet Archive - Posting 000486.txt from 2003/07

From: "Stacy-Michelle" <stacy-michelle@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] von Weber Concerto #2 - Polacca Tempo
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 10:01:06 -0400

Hi Gene. I've also heard that Niedich recording and wasn't that
impressed with the speed. I found that starting it at around 110
worked for me since it gave me the flexibility of slowing down or
speeding up (just a touch) when I felt it was musically warranted.

Stacy

On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 22:28:05 -0400, "Gene Nibbelin"
<gnibbelin@-----.com> wrote :

> 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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