Klarinet Archive - Posting 000053.txt from 2009/11

From: "Dan Leeson" <dnleeson@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Orchestral parts for Otello
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:20:21 -0500

I contacted the party who is responsible for the critical edition of Verdi's
music and which is not yet available. This means that Clarke and Forest are
playing from one or two different earlier editions.

According to the best information available to me, the orchestral parts for
Otello were first prepared by and rented from Ricordi. Somewhere in the
1980s, Ricordi sued Kalmus for reproducing their rental parts.

The judge threw out the case against Kalmus.

The Kalmus parts differ to an unknown degree from the Ricordi parts. Kalmus
made changes and corrections, though no one really knows how this was
accomplished and who did it, nor is there a list of the precise differences
between the editions. Certainly, one could undertake and effort to come up
with a list of differences, but that would cost a fortune and it is unlikely
that we'll never know the answer to that one.

The Kalmus edition runs over $1300 for a conductor's score and a full
complement of orchestral parts. You can read about it on:

http://www.kalmus.com/product_detail.php?id=39810

So getting back to what started this thread, Clarke Fobes commented on a
peculiar difference in a C clarinet part, the note being too low. The fact
that there are two sets of orchestral parts one of which can be rented while
the other is only sold clouds the picture to the point where it is very
difficult to conclude on this matter. Forest, who happens to be playing the
work right now in Dallas, was unable to find that same peculiarity in his
set of performance parts.

Both Clarke and Forest owe me $74,583.29 EACH for doing research and from
which one can conclude on nothing!! If I gave a really correct answer, the
price would be higher.

If there is anything else I can do for you, please hesitate to contact me.

Dan Leeson
dnleeson@-----.net

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