Klarinet Archive - Posting 000341.txt from 2005/11

From: o4rmondtoby@-----.net (Ormondtoby Montoya)
Subj: [kl] Mozart improvises
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 14:28:56 -0500

An interesting concert last night included two Mozart piano sonatas and
a pair of 'vigorous' (which is an understatement!) variations on Mozart
themes by Tsontakis and Liszt.

The printed program discussed Mozart's improvising during his
performances, and it said the same things as Dan had posted in an
earlier message (thank you, Dan); but the article really drove the point
home.

I think this is a good lesson to keep in mind. At every lesson and
master class, the emphasis is always on learning about the music as we
know it today via manuscripts, editions, etc. The student hears
admonitions such as "What you just played isn't what's written on the
page" or "...what the composer intended". It's easy to forget that the
likes of Mozart and Beethoven often improvised when they performed, more
than just adding a few ornaments.

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