Klarinet Archive - Posting 000059.txt from 2010/03

From: "Dan Leeson" <dnleeson@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Wenzel Fuchs and his arrangement with Mozart
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:36:22 -0400

There have been several arrangements of movements of K. 361 for string
quintet, and the first violin could easily have been played on a clarinet or
an oboe or clarinet. At least one of the string quintet arrangements has
been published, and is part of the Peters publication of the complete string
quintets of Mozart.

I cannot comment on the quality of the Peters arrangement of K. 361, which
might not be the source for the performance of Fuchs, but it is a place for
Michael Bryant to consider. The string arrangement does not have a string
bass as part of the band but that is not a reason to eliminate it from
consideration. It doubles the cello part.

The arranger of the Youtube presentation is named Denis Caïozzi if that is
of any help. You might be able to chase him down.

And Fuchs plays magnificently, in my opinion.

Dan Leeson

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Bryant (TT)" <michaelbryant@-----.net>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Friday, March 19, 2010 2:07 AM
Subject: [kl] Wenzel Fuchs and his arrangement with Mozart

>A video of part of the slow movement from K 361 appears at:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wDlticDpAM
>
> Admirers of Wenzel Fuch's playing should not needlessly leap to his
> defence, but I would like to know the genealogy of this haunting
> arrangement for clarinet, string quartet and double bass. Tantalisingly
> its vaulted acoustic fades out after about two minutes. It does not seem
> to be a reworking of Schwencke at:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_lEiN-67Es
>
> Thanks
> MB
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> To unsubscribe: email klarinet-unsubscribe@-----.org,
> klarinet-digest-unsubscribe@-----.
> For a list of commands: email klarinet-help@-----.org
> For help: email klarinet-owner@-----.org
>