Klarinet Archive - Posting 000130.txt from 2008/01
From: "Daniel Leeson" <dnleeson@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Bartok Contrasts
Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:40:00 -0500
I was advised that he played the written notes; i.e., he began on G, which
on the B-flat clarinet sounded concert F. In effect, he played it on a
B-flat as written.
I know who the player was and he was very elegant performer. He didn't think
his action would be so harshly teated. I'm neurotic on the subject but I
would not have excluded him because of this matter.
The Brahms, I have not really thoght about.
Dan Leeson
dnleeson@-----.net
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From: mrusinek@-----.com]
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 2:23 PM
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: Re: [kl] Bartok Contrasts
Dan,
Did the player playing the Mozart on Bb play as printed, or in concert
pitch? (I am not suggesting that one plays on the "wrong" clarinet as
printed, but rather in concert pitch.) I know that if I heard a player
transposing the Mozart on Bb and yet playing with a clear understanding
of the functions of the notes, and with beautiful singing intervals and
tone, I would much rather play with that musician than with someone who
plays it on the proper instrument with no understanding, and harsh
tone. Who would you choose?
Also, the case of Brahms 4 has always troubled me. What's your take on
it?
Michael Rusinek
-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel Leeson <dnleeson@-----.net>
To: klarinet@-----.org
Sent: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 5:02 pm
Subject: RE: [kl] Bartok Contrasts
Interesting point about which clarinet to use at an audition.
A few years ago one of the locatl symphony orchestras had an audition
for
first clarinet. One very fine player had brought only a B-flat clarinet
with
him, but he was asked play some parts of the slow movement of K. 622.
He did
so on the B-flat clarinet. After he played, he was thanked and his
audition
was over.
After he left, one of the auditioners commented that he would not even
consider a person who would play K. 622 on a B-flat clarinet, even
during an
audition.
I do not offer this story to support the use of one clarinet over
another,
but the argument was made by Michael Rusinek that, "Certainly at an
audition, the only people that possibly will care if you are playing on
the
'wrong' clarinet are the clarinet players, if they can tell at all."
[I changed Michael's double quotes to single quotes because in quoting
what
he said, I had double quotes inside of doubles quotes.]
Dan Leeson
dnleeson@-----.net
SKYPE: dnleeson
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