Klarinet Archive - Posting 000191.txt from 2004/02

From: Tony Pay <tony.p@-----.org>
Subj: [kl] An unfortunate omission
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 14:22:22 -0500

Over the past few days, we (OAE) have been playing Beethoven's ballet music
to Prometheus on period instruments, together with the Emperor concerto
(Manny Ax), conducted by Roger Norrington.

I'm rather sad to report that, though the programme claimed it was a complete
performance of Prometheus, we didn't even play all the music in the clarinet
part; and the conductor also skipped what I now know to be the only occasion
on which Beethoven wrote for the basset horn, in a duet with the oboe.

I think this was a great pity, though I suppose the piece is rather long.

Prometheus is also the only piece in which Beethoven included a harp. That
number we did play; and I have to say that the flute and clarinet parts in
it, not to mention the 'cello part, go some way to making up for the loss of
the basset horn.

The concert is broadcast on the BBC next Monday evening.

Tony
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