Klarinet Archive - Posting 000095.txt from 2009/03

From: "Karl Krelove" <karlkrelove@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Schumann Fantasiestucke
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:19:18 -0400


> From: Fred Jacobowitz [mailto:fbjacobo@-----.net]

> It is perfectly possible (and done all the time)
> for the pianist to play 2 against 3.

In the same hand at the tempo of this Lebhaft?

> If this pianist didn't do it, he
> was being sloppy. However, if you listen really closely, what sounds
> like triplets in the piano RH is often actually duples. It can be
> confusing to the ear, but I've noticed the phenomenon and have had to
> concentrate closely to hear that the pianist is actually doing it
> correctly.

Well, maybe someone else who has heard the particular DVD that brought this
to mind will offer a thought on this, but I don't think it's an "aural
illusion." The contrast is too noticeable when the clarinet comes in.

Karl

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