Klarinet Archive - Posting 000078.txt from 2008/07
From: "Daniel Leeson" <dnleeson@-----.net> Subj: RE: [kl] New CD of Mozart Date: Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:02:53 -0400
Sean, thanks for the interesting info about the three clarinet quintets.
Klocker's comments "that the arrangements are too good to be anyone’s but
Mozart’s" is a bankrupt statement without substance. It is the kind of
statement that might be said by a 16-year old after a year's worth of
lessons, but from a pro like him, he is simply trying to convince you of the
authority of the arrangement by telling you that he knows better than you
about what real Mozart is. It's crap, and Voxman is more on top of that
matter than Klocker will ever be.
Do not trust anything historic that Klocker writes about. He decides first
what authority he wants the piece to have and then he makes puffery to
convince you.
The other analogous statement made to throw sand in your eyes is this: "the
work is so good that only Mozart could have composed it." When given either
one of these two statements on authenticity, draw an fire.
Dan Leeson
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From: Sean Osborn [mailto:feanor33@-----.net]
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 9:25 AM
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: [kl] New CD of Mozart
Dear Friends,
My recent post about Erika and Todd reminded me
that I needed to let you all know that my latest CD was released last week.
It's of the Mozart Quintet, K. 581, and Quartet
No. 3, K. 496 (also for clarinet and strings -
notes below for those interested in origins.) I
recorded with some wonderful colleagues of the Ballard Quartet.
Amazon is currently out of stock, but the Borders
link (with no pic - Amazon has one) is
http://www.borders.com/online/store/TitleDetail?sku=034061103325
It's not on iTunes yet, but will be soon, and I haven't checked eMusic.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy it!
Sean
The genesis of the three Quartets for
Clarinet and Strings (originally Op. 79) is more
clouded. The first two, in B-flat and F major,
are arrangements of the Sonatas for violin and
piano in B-flat “the little,” K. 378 (317d), and
in E-flat, K. 380 (374f). The third, presented
here in F major, is after the Trio for violin,
‘cello, and piano in G major, K. 496. They were
all published by Johann Anton André in 1799 as
Op. 77, but no autograph remains.
There is some speculation as to the
author of the arrangements. While Dieter Klöcker
feels that the arrangements are too good to be
anyone’s but Mozart’s, Hymie Voxman is convinced
that they could not possibly be Mozart’s. One of
Voxman’s most persuasive arguments is that it
would have been in André’s best interests to
publicize the fact of Mozart arranging his own
work, but didn’t. While I’m inclined to feel
that it was a master who felt quite comfortable
with the clarinet and with Mozart’s work (leaving
out a variation in the third movement and
composing several new measures near the end),
there are just too many instances of poor choices
in the arrangement for me to agree with Herr
Klöcker, such as voice crossings in the second
movement, inconsistencies in articulation, and
strange doublings in the strings.
For this recording, we consulted both
Herr Klöcker’s and Mr. Voxman’s editions,
correcting what we felt were occasional
oversights by both, and ornamenting where we saw
fit. Though Mr. Klöcker’s edition states that it
was originally for C clarinet, I decided to record on a B-flat clarinet.
www.osbornmusic.com
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