Klarinet Archive - Posting 000225.txt from 2006/10

From: "David Adlam" <david.adlam@-----.nz>
Subj: [kl] ornamentation Mozart 2nd movement
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 18:49:09 -0400

Dan

I have performed the Mozart about a dozen times over the last 20- 30 years
and like to think that I am getting closer to a historically informed
performance . (I have said I do not want to perform it again unless I can
do it with a Basset clarinet.....hard to justify the cost however in any
kind of economic way....despite the huge musical advantage!).

That being said, I read you remarks about ornamentation with huge interest
and a lot of agreement.

However I wondered why - in the perfomances that I hear - including a fine
one by Michael Whight, which he tells me you heard and said that you enjoyed
much of - players do not seem to ornament the return of the theme of the
second movement of the K.622 concerto.
I heard Tony Pay play this on an "original" instrument and noticed that in
that performance at least (AOE- 2004), he did not ornament that return
either. It would be good to hear your comments as well Tony!!

I think it is an ideal place for admittedly restrained ornamentation and
wondered if there were some reason why so many players do not take this
opportunity!

I will be interested to hear what you (and Tony?) have to say in this
regard.

Pizza gets quite cold between New Zealand and USA.......sorry!

David Adlam

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