Klarinet Archive - Posting 000615.txt from 2003/07

From: Dan Leeson <leeson0@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] K.622 final measure
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 16:16:14 -0400

I don't believe that I can add anything to the excellent information
given you by Tony Pay. That various editions agree is not surprising
since most are copies of one another. Very little serious thought was
put into the matter of an edition of K. 622 until the mid 1950s.

Dan

Ormondtoby Montoya wrote:
>
> Dan Leeson wrote:
>
> Could you be a little more clear here? What movement are you referring
> to and why have you asked this question about a basset horn, or do you
> mean a basset clarinet? What precise measure numbers are you referring
> to?
>
> I meant the final measure (or two) at the end of the 3rd movement. I
> don't have a copy of K.622 (and I have never attempted to play it), so I
> don't know measure numbers.
>
> I said "basset horn" in error. It would be good for me to hear a
> complete & precise definition of basset horn vs. basset clarinet vs.
> extended clarinet. I've attended a K.622 performance with a clarinet
> described as an 'extended clarinet', but the instrument was different in
> (both) joints and in barrel. I thought that the usual "extended"
> clarinet had only a longer lower joint. So I don't know where to draw
> the line between the three classes of instrument?
>
> Returning to the point under discussion: I'm comparing my memory of
> one particular artist (whom I've heard perform K.622 twice) with the 4
> or 5 recordings that I have. I hear a substantial difference in the
> clarinet's loudness (prominence, compared to the orchestra) during the
> final bar or two. In live performance, the clarinet seemed to be the
> primary instrument during the final measures, leading the orchestra to a
> grand conclusion with a flourish. In the recordings, the clarinet is
> silent (or not distinguishable from the 'tutti' orchestra) during the
> final measure or two.
>
> I'm not asking which is "correct" --- especially given that there is no
> manuscript with Mozart's or Stadler's own markings. But (I believe?)
> that various editions agree about some aspects of K.622, and I'm asking
> whether the clarinet's prominence during the last two bars is one such
> detail or not?
>
> ....that's a lot of words for just one question. I hope I haven't left
> anything ambiguous.
>
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