Klarinet Archive - Posting 000045.txt from 2006/05

From: fgarcia@-----.net
Subj: Re: [kl] Grand Duo
Date: Fri, 05 May 2006 14:46:26 -0400

Is there anyone out there who uses the Robert Lienau edition of Weber's
works? I use them for all Weber's works. Am I a loser?
Frank Garcia
On May 5, 2006, at 11:44 AM, Tony Pay wrote:

> On 5/5/06, Ormondtoby Montoya <o4rmondtoby@-----.net> wrote:
>
>> In addition to Weber Grand Duo, this edition (Schirmer, Hal Leonard)
>> also includes, edited in the same clean manner by Simon:
>>
>> Weber Variations Op. 33
>> Schumann Fantasy
>> Mendelssohn Sonata
>> Brahms Sonata No. 1 & 2 Op. 120
>>
>> The cover price on my copy is $14.95 with a separate clarinet part.
>
> Well, very good, it's not as bad as I thought.
>
> But, contra Dan, I still want the only other bit of *historical*
> evidence available, namely the Baermann edition, to hand. (So I'll
> have to wait for the Henle edition:-)
>
> Still, I've seen *everything* about this piece over the years,
> including Alamiro Giampieri and his insistence that you put HIS name
> on the programme alongside Weber's....
>
> Did I tell you that I once complained about Giampieri to Berio, saying
> that his Ricordi editions were a terrible difficulty in Italy?
>
> Berio looked at me. "But," he said, "he was MY professor!" (Berio
> was a clarinet player.)
>
> That would have made a difference in Berio's world, you see.
>
> Tony
>
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