Klarinet Archive - Posting 000194.txt from 2004/02

From: Dan Leeson <leeson0@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] An unfortunate omission
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 16:23:59 -0500

This is indeed unfortunate, because the basset horn movement is a love
duet with the oboe, the basset horn playing the lothario attempting to
seduce the oboe who is won over by the intensity of the basset horn's
ardor. It hot sex somewhat akin to today's telephone sex.

Dan

Tony Pay wrote:

>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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