Klarinet Archive - Posting 000490.txt from 2003/07

From: "Stephen C. Moore" <stmoore@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] von Weber Concerto #2 - Polacca Tempo
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 11:32:24 -0400

I have been told that it is supposed to be "stately" (almost pompous) and
therefore the tempo shouldn't be quite as fast as many people take it.. I
would say 100 is just about right. But this is another area where you'll
find many different opinions!

Stephen C. Moore stmoore@-----.edu/~stmoore
Technical Assistant, Computer Science Dept., New Mexico State University
"No." -- Ivan Strnad
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On Wed, 16 Jul 2003, Gene Nibbelin 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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