Klarinet Archive - Posting 000120.txt from 2010/06

From: kurtheisig@-----.net
Subj: Re: [kl] Alto Clarinet --Mozart Clarinet Concerto
Date: Sun, 06 Jun 2010 18:53:10 -0400

Adam,

Adam, I played in the SJSU Clarinet Choir around '74 under Clem Hutchinson. SJSU had a Vito F Alto Clarinet in plastic in the Symphonic Band, perhaps the one you are talking about. What year were you there, and what high school did you attend?

btw..Abato did a really nice recording of the Creston Sonata for alto sax, and in one movement there is a huge crash like a pile of dishes hitting the floor. Any information about that recording?

It was always my favorite recording of the Creston, but when you'd bring it up with Rascher he would get terribly huffy that you couldn't possibly learn a piece in 2 weeks, it took at least 6 months. Evidently Abato learned it in 2 weeks ...

Kurt

-----Original Message-----
>From: Adam Michlin <amichlin@-----.com>
>Sent: Jun 6, 2010 6:38 PM
>To: The Klarinet Mailing List <klarinet@-----.com>
>Subject: Re: [kl] Alto Clarinet --Mozart Clarinet Concerto
>
>Hey, for better or worse, I'm here and a life long Mozart fanatic as a
>direct result of a really horrible version of the Mozart (third
>movement) for Bb Clarinet and Concert Band during my sophomore year of
>high school. I wasn't even playing the solo part but, rather, the 1st
>clarinet part. So, my name is Adam and I became a Mozart addict by first
>playing the 1st Violin Part to the Mozart Clarinet Concerto on Bb
>Clarinet. (Which lead to me happening on a recording by Robert Marcellus
>in the cutout bin at the local mall CD store which then indirectly lead
>to being privileged enough to study with a student of Daniel Bonade and
>Vincent Abato which lead me to become close friends with Mr. Abato).
>
>Come to think of it, I recall later playing Eine Kleine Nachtmusic at a
>San Jose State Clarinet Choir performance while in high school as well.
>Complete with those funky F Alto Clarinets (tongue firmly in cheek,
>although that was what the players called them and what did I know of
>the difference at the time?). Of course, we all know Mozart would have
>written his Nachtmusic for clarinet choir if only he had the clarinets
>of the modern day. Really. Honestly. And a I have bridge to sell you,
>too. Ahem.
>
>Forgive me father, for I have sinned...
>
>:)
> -Adam
>
>PS: But I hope to redeem myself by one day conducting the Gran
>Part(t)ita and absolutely refusing to substitute either a contrabassoon
>or a baritone saxophone in place of the string bass even if Mozart's
>ghost rises from the unmarked grave and tells me he would do the same.
>Promise!
>
>On 6/6/2010 1:41 PM, Dan Leeson wrote:
>> This is making me ill.
>>
>> Dan
>>
>>> Sorry about the truncated message - I was just trying to point out the
>>> existence of an Eb soprano version of the concerto.
>>>
>>> Diane K.
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