Klarinet Archive - Posting 000285.txt from 2006/10

From: "Jim Lytthans" <lytthans@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Tchaikovsky 6th Question
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 12:04:37 -0400

I have a question regarding the use of bass clarinet in the Tchaikovsky
"Pathetique". symphony. We're doing it on the next concert, and I have
played it many times. I remember the bass clarinet, not the bassoon,
playing the last four notes in measure 160, at the end of the clarinet solo,
just before the Allegro Vivo in the 1st movement. Several recordings I have
of the work use bass clarinet also, but I can't seem to locate a bass part.
I know the four notes in question are an easy substitution, but I can't see
the player sitting on stage for just four notes. Any suggestions?

Jim Lytthans
Anaheim, CA

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