Klarinet Archive - Posting 000185.txt from 2008/12

From: Roger Hewitt <rogerclarinet@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: [kl] baroque clarinet
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:52:20 -0500

There are several Stamitz Concerti, one is better known than all others. I=
ndeed there are more one Stamitz: Johann father of Carl and they both wrote=
clarinet concerti. The most well known is Carl's #3 in Eb, which is prett=
y much classical, but Johann's, are late-Baroque in style (if my memory ser=
ves). The most baroque I know are the 5 Molter concerti most of which are =
for D clarinet originally, though the 3rd (I think) is often performed on B=
b. I believe there is a 6th but I've never found it. 1-5 are published. =
See also Hungaroton HCD 31370 with Laszlo Horvath performing (don't know wh=
ether it is still available). They are fun and the published versions I ha=
ve include clarinet in A as alternative for in D (etc.) but you have to lik=
e a lot of third register and beyond!

Roger H

--- On Tue, 30/12/08, Tom Bassett <bassettt1@-----.com> wrote:

> From: Tom Bassett <bassettt1@-----.com>
> Subject: [kl] baroque clarinet
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Date: Tuesday, 30 December, 2008, 7:01 PM
> thanks. I have found a lot of transcriptions for clarinet
> such as the Oboe Concerto in G minor by Handel and a Vivaldi
> suite in C minor but no pieces actually for clarinet.=20
> Through the suggestions of people on this list, I also found
> that Johann Stamitz (father of Carl) wrote a clarinet
> concerto and I listened to it but it wasn't baroque
> enough for me. Actually, the cadenza in the first movement
> very closely resembles Charles Niedich's Cadenza in his
> performance of Introduction, Theme, and Variations by
> Rossini. Since I haven't seen the actual music for the
> Stamitz, that lead me to beleive that the performer wrote
> his own cadenza and got ideas from Niedich's cadenza. I
> think it would be very interesting if Stamitz wrote the
> Cadenza considering the years seperating his concerto and
> the Rossini (and Charles Niedich). It sounds to me like the
> Cadenzas are nearly interchangeable aside from the
> difference in Rythmic motifs. Does anyone know anything?
> =20
> Tom
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