Klarinet Archive - Posting 000278.txt from 2007/03

From: Glenn Kantor <klarinet@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Mendelssohn Sonata
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 09:28:52 -0400

The short answer:

The Sonata, although composed in 1824 was not published during Mendelssohn's
lifetime.

The Simon/Guenther edition of the Sonata was first published in 1941 but it
was based on a copy which was not in Mendelssohn's handwriting.

Only after the actual autograph was discovered (1987) did it's authenticity
become clear.

As it didn't leave a lasting impression with the public, that may have much
to do with the reason it was never published during Mendelssohn's lifetime.

Funny thing....no one seemed to miss it.

It is strictly a teenage work of historical interest, but with little
substantial musical value.

I let my Junior High kids play it, but only as a curiosity to show the work
of a composer who was their age when he wrote it.

Glenn Kantor (GBK)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rien Stein" <rstein@-----.nl>
To: "klarinetlijst" <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 9:15 AM
Subject: [kl] Mendelssohn Sonata

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> Recently I played again the Sonata for Clarinet and Piano by =
> Mendelssohn.
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> I wondered however: did Mendelssohn really write it, or is it ascribed =
> to him? And was it written originally for clarinet or is it a =
> transcription from a sonata for some other instrument?
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> There is a ot of knowledge on this list, maybe someone knows?
>
> Rien
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