Klarinet Archive - Posting 000049.txt from 2010/05

From: Fred <vze2bsbs@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Bobbing and Mozart
Date: Fri, 07 May 2010 13:16:28 -0400

Here is an interesting link I got from the Italian clarinet list:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbXnIBzxsEA

The musicians are wonderful players, but so distracting with the
ridiculous bobbing and looking at each other that I had to look
away. Andre Rieu's group does the same thing and I hate it. It is
disrespect for the music, or perhaps the feeling that the music
cannot stand on its own and needs some sort of "entertaining"
embellishment. Obviously aimed at the less sophisticated music
listener. Wasn't it Toscanini that was very animated at his
REHEARSALS to get his points across to the musicians, but at the
actual performance he was very laid back, "to let the music speak for
itself"? He was correct.

On the other hand- I think this is the first time I saw the Mozart
played on an ancient instrument- probably as Mozart would have heard
it- I wonder what Mozart would have said if he heard it today on the
modern clarinets. Maybe he would not have liked it. Who knows.

Speaking about Mozart, I recently took a trip to Philadelphia to see
the historic district (2 hour drive for me). I realized there that
Mozart was alive at the same time as the birth of our country! Ben
Franklin could have had lunch with him!!

Don't know what brought this on- maybe I'm getting old :)

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