Klarinet Archive - Posting 000181.txt from 2007/01

From: Simeon Loring <sloring1@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Mendelssohn Octet arrangement
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 23:01:38 -0500

I just returned from the concert at the Juilliard school. The
Mendelssohn was arranged by Samuel Baron. The performers were
faculty from the school, supplemented by some truly wonderful
students for the octet (arranged for double woodwind quintet with
piccolos when needed). The tempos were the same as any string
ensemble of the first rank would take. Needless to say the tonguing
in the last movement was unbelievable. More than that the lightness,
phrasing and musicality of the ensemble was a delight to listen to.
The arrangement is not yet commercially available. Interested
parties might contact Charles Neidich at the Juilliard School.
Simeon
On Jan 23, 2007, at 8:50 AM, Don Yungkurth wrote:

> Richard Sankovich <sanko@-----.edu> writes:
>
> >About that arrangement of the Mendelssohn Octet for double woodwind
> >quintet: it's rather expensive ($79, including shipping from UK to
> >USA),so before purchasing, I'm wondering if anyone has played or
> heard >it. If so, what did you think of it? ---Richard
>
> I have no first-hand knowledge, but a friend who organizes larger
> woodwind groups had the following to say:
>
> >Our performing dectet has put this one in the bottom drawer. There
> are >MUCH better ones. Don't go buying it unless you have a really
> soft spot >for Mendelssohn.
>
> My own experience is that many transcriptions are probably more fun
> to play than to listen to. I'm thinking particularly of a wind
> nonet version of Beethoven's seventh symphony that was discussed
> here recently. I really enjoyed playing those violin parts, but I
> don't think it did much for Beethoven! I think the same is true of
> the ww quintet arrangement of Dvorak's "American" quartet.
>
> Don Yungkurth
>
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