Klarinet Archive - Posting 000445.txt from 2005/01

From: "David Blumberg" <blummy@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] re: Ricardo and the Mozart Concerto
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 19:53:09 -0500

I went today to the dress rehearsal w/ Phila. Orchestra. Yes, Ricardo is
playing the Tchk. #6 after he plays the Mozart Concerto (Mozart is the 1st
1/2 and Tchk. is 2nd 1/2). Also after the concert (Thursday) he will be
playing a Brahms Sonata and another work which I can't recall with Eshenbach
as a Postlude.
He sounded wonderful in the rehearsal.

(btw, the Bass Clarinet is playing the Bsn. solo in the slow mvt)

David Blumberg

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To: klarinet@-----.org
From: jmesseng@-----.edu
Subject: RE: [kl] Morales and Mozart
Message-Id: <p06200700be15a61c2174@-----.109]>

Forest-

I'm sure the practice varies from orchestra to orchestra. When
Marcellus played the Mozart with Cleveland, he returned to play the
Tchaikovsky on the second half. Most of the major orchestras that I
have heard perform Tchaikovsky 6 have used all of the players to
double the wind parts. When I heard Philadelphia perform it several
years ago, all four of the clarinetists were on stage and Ron Rueben
played the bassoon solo in the slow movement (four notes!) on bass
clarinet, as seems to be the practice in more and more orchestras.
Obviously, programming a large work such as the Tchaikovsky, which
would usually use assistants on all of the wind parts, on the same
concert as a concerto featuring one of the principal wind players
could create some personnel problems if the principal player was
excused from performing the large work.

In the Des Moines Symphony, where I play, we are featuring orchestral
musicians on two concerts this season, and they have played in their
regular sections on the other half of the concert. It would be
interesting to hear from other orchestral players regarding how this
type of problem is handled in various orchestras.

Joe

> > -----Original Message-----
>> From: jmesseng@-----.edu]
>> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 9:18 AM
>> To: klarinet@-----.org
>> Subject: Re: [kl] Morales and Mozart
>>
>> Strangely enough, that's the same program that the Cleveland
>> Orchestra played in October of 1961, just prior to the recording of
>> the Mozart that Robert Marcellus made. It's a pretty good chunk of
>> work for the principal clarinetist. I assume that Morales will also
>> play the Tchaikovsky.
>>
>> Joe
>>
>
>
>Joe,
>
>It's very doubtful that Morales would play the Tchaikovsky. Most 'symphony'
>players, invited to collaborate with their orchestras, are treated with the
>respect due any other soloist. The associate or assistant is usually called
>to play the remainder of the concert. This has been the case in every
>orchestra I've performed with.
>
>Although I am very sure, if Morales wanted to play....he would be in the
>chair.
>
>Forest Aten
>

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