Klarinet Archive - Posting 000259.txt from 2006/03

From: "dnleeson" <dnleeson@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] K622 orchestral parts
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 14:11:28 -0500

Well, he is a decent guy and was simply trying to do what he
thought was best. I suspect that he was influenced by the fact
that the Barenreiter edition advertises itself and the
"authentic" edition," and the only way to climb higher than that
is to say that "my edition is Urtext." You can't top that. But
when I brought the matter up, he was very pleasant and backed off
a little. He knows damn well that it is not Urtext. But if it
sells, ...

I am confident that I am the only person in the world who
expresses concern about these small issues.

Dan Leeson
DNLeeson@-----.net

-----Original Message-----
From: Oliver Seely [mailto:oseely@-----.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 10:13 AM
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: RE: [kl] K622 orchestral parts

I'm curious, Dan. What was the president's response?

At 09:21 AM 3/14/2006, Dan wrote, in part:
>I had dinner with the president of Henle in
>Salzburg a few months ago, and I asked him why the new edition
of
>622 is stated to be "Urtext." We both know that the term does
>not apply unless the material derives from the manuscript. It
>happens to be a very intelligent and thoughtful edition, BUT IT
>IS NOT URTEXT. I gave a talk on that subject in Bloomington. It
>was entitled, "Abandon ye all hope of ever getting an authentic
>edition of K. 622."

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