Klarinet Archive - Posting 000099.txt from 2007/09

From: Gary Van Cott <gary@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Neilsen Concerto Puzzelment
Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2007 12:29:53 -0400

I am always interested in hear about music I am not carrying. The Uhl
Concerto does not appear to have a piano reduction (I found the score).
Does anyone know different?

Gary
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Fred Jacobowitz wrote:
> Sean,
> I respectfully beg to differ. While this work has wonderful
> technical challenges and a great story line behind it, I find it
> frankly, ugly. I guess I'm just not that much a fan of dark, dissonant
> northern European music.
> I think that most people would agree that the best concerto we have
> is obviously the Mozart K622. After that, there is plenty of room for
> discussion. My personal favorite 20th c. concerto is the Copland,
> followed by the Francaix (talk about technical challenges!). I also
> recommend listening to the Uhl concerto, which almost nobody knows,
> unfortunately and the Manevich (which is unfortunately, not available).
> And, if you want dissonant, there's the absolutely wonderful work of
> genius: the Corigliano concerto!
> LET THE FLAME WAR BEGIN!!!!!! ;-)
>
> Fred Jacobowitz
>
> Kol Haruach Klezmer Band
> Ebony and Ivory Duo
> On Sep 22, 2007, at 11:28 AM, Sean Osborn wrote:
>
>> >I was the only one within 3 years of graduating that played this
>> piece on a
>> >recital. I do not think it's as prevalent as a lot of people think.
>> Cardillo
>> >didn't want me playing it - I insisted.
>> >
>> >kim
>>
>> That's a shame, because I believe it is our greatest concerto. If
>> you're serious about becoming a clarinetist, you need to learn this
>> piece before your freshman year of University is over. If you're
>> lagging behind the people who decided at 13 they want to be a
>> clarinetist, you can still catch up. I insist that all of my music
>> majors learn it before they graduate from UW.
>>
>> Sean
>> www.osbornmusic.com
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