Klarinet Archive - Posting 000219.txt from 2006/10

From: "dnleeson" <dnleeson@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Sabine's Mozart
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 14:27:46 -0400

Margaret, I was not at the concert, but that criticism is one
that I think is probably correct. Meyer knows that improvisation
was expected of the performer, but she has not yet learned what
the nature of the improvisations were in the 18th century. I
hear that when I hear the Beethoven cadenzas to the Mozart
concerti. Certainly, Beethoven was a magnificent composer, but
he had no idea of the basic fundamentals of 18th century
cadenzas, such as, for example, how long they should be. How
could he? The world had changed by that time. The Brahms
cadenzas for the Mozart concerti are even more stylistically
inappropriate, though he has composed beautiful music. But
beautiful music is not enough. It is as if he wanted to decorate
the state of Venus di Milo and did so with a beautiful 19th
century ball gown. It would be about as appropriate as a hoop
skirt.

Dan Leeson
DNLeeson@-----.net

-----Original Message-----
From: Margaret Thornhill [mailto:clarinetstudio@-----.net]
Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 11:15 AM
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: [kl] Sabine's Mozart

Wayne,

I love Sabine Meyer's artistry. Her Mozart performances in
California
last year were extremely expressive.

That said, the ornamentation she used in the performance I heard
was not
"in the style of the period," particularly her cadenza in the
last movement.

Cheers,

Margaret

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