Klarinet Archive - Posting 000374.txt from 2005/11

From: Andrew Grenci <agrenci@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] beyond Rubank
Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 17:13:20 -0500


I, too, used to entirely dismiss the Mendelssohn Sonata. Then I
heard Charlie Neidich's recording of the work. It's still not a
great work, but in his hands it shows considerable charm.

Andy Grenci

Andrew Grenci
Bass Clarinet, U.S. Coast Guard Band
New Haven Symphony Orchestra

On Nov 26, 2005, at 4:01 PM, Karl Krelove wrote:

>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: klarinet [mailto:klarinet@-----.net]
>> Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2005 2:50 PM
>> To: klarinet@-----.org
>> Subject: Re: [kl] beyond Rubank
>>
>> Sarah,
>>
>> The Mendelssohn Sonata is a poorly written work, ...
>>
>> There are MANY works which were written at the same time that
>> use the clarinet and it's range, color and virtuosity to a
>> better advantage.
>>
> But the point of the original post was to find music appropriate to
> an adult
> player who is *not at* a virtuosic level and has, no doubt, a somewhat
> limited expressive range. He's just finishing Rubank Elementary. I'm
> actually a little surprised that Sarah thought the Mendelssohn
> Sonata was
> the right level for such a student, but Kevin Fay (who wrote the
> original
> post) would know better about the student's true level than we. I'm
> not
> going to program the Mendelssohn anytime soon (or even not soon) in
> any
> concert I perform, because I share your opinion of it as a piece of
> concert
> music for a capable player or even an advanced student, but I'm not
> sure
> it's such a travesty to use it with a less accomplished student. It
> does
> contain material that can be useful for teaching about form and
> Romantic
> style, and, while not mature recital material, it isn't entirely
> unmusical.
>
> My 2-cents, FWIW.
>
> Karl
>
>
>
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