Klarinet Archive - Posting 000095.txt from 2010/02

From: Fred Jacobowitz <fbjacobo@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] [re] Rossini, Gioacchino: Introduction, Theme and Variations for Clarinet
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:39:23 -0500

Ken,

Wow! That's fabulous. Thanks for the link. I have always thought it =20
weird that Rossini would compose a piece for that combination, and =20
there was no record of its first performance, or of clarinetists =20
playing it. As far as I know, Rossini wrote very little chamber =20
music, and nothing using a solo clarinet. Thus such an unusual piece =20
should have been noted way back when.

So has anyone ever played any of Kuffner's music? In the Wikipedia, =20
there's a listing of a clarinet quintet, a serenade, various duets, =20
and a wind quintet.

Fred Jacobowitz

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On Feb 17, 2010, at 6:56 PM, K S wrote:

The Introduction, Theme and Variations, for clarinet and string
quartet, is often attributed to Rossini but is in fact by Joseph
K=FCffner. See, for example,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_K%C3%BCffner and the sources cited
there.

The Theme and Variations, which is different music, is genuine Rossini.

Ken Shaw

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