Klarinet Archive - Posting 000236.txt from 2006/01

From: "danyel" <rab@-----.de>
Subj: [kl] Kegelstadt 3o (Re: [kl] Mozart's Violin)
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 21:16:32 -0500

As far as I know he played the Viola. He is supposed to have relished
playing Viola in chamber music a lot. Apparently his instrument is even
extant, I once had a record of the Kegelstadt 3o that claimed the Viola
player on it used it. The playing was horrible and I gave the record away. I
don't recall the players, only a Swiss man with a ridiculous beard was
playing a piece of boxwood that was supposed to be a clarinet and some very
stiff honky tonk on an alleged original 1790 something Viennese
Hammerfluegel.
BTW: Have you heard the Charles Neidich recording? Even though this is not
in fact a Viennese instrument like Stadler would have played but a Grenser
copy by Tutz, I think it beats all other recordings I have heard so far.
Best wishes,
danyel
www.echoton.de/clar.html

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Vaccarino" <clarinet@-----.com>

> Since Mozart is in the air, I am wondering if anyone can recommend any
texts
> on his violin playing? I have seen a few things in print about him as a
> pianist but I haven't read much specifically about his Violin playing.
>
> Sincerely,

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