Klarinet Archive - Posting 000379.txt from 2010/09

From: Curtis Bennett <curtis.bennett@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Mozart Concerto
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 17:54:13 -0400

I wouldn't be too quick to praise the music of Mozart. Of his 40+
symphonies, most orchestras only perform maybe 5 of them. When was the
last time you heard a performance of Mozarts 7th, or his 13th? You
don't. Fact is, Mozart published over 600 pieces of music, and a big
chunk of it is frankly quite boring.

On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 2:44 PM, Williams-DeVries, Kathy
<Kathy.Williams@-----.com> wrote:
> Hi everyone
>
> Excuse me for being a little behind on the list, but to be bored of Mozar=
t is to be bored of life. I believe the music of Mozart to be the closest a=
pproximation to the music the angels play in heaven.... The concerto of suc=
h unbelievable beauty if makes me want to weep with the joy of hearing it. =
Can anyone forget that famous scene in The Shawshank Redemption? I have rec=
ently branched out into making Relaxing New Age CDs, and have been using th=
e Concerto as a basis for improvisation for the CD, and really, the music n=
eeds no embellishment, it is perfect the way it is. The Quintet also is hea=
rtbreakingly devine.
>
> Perhaps Jennifer's reaction is one of youth and personality. I have been =
desperately in love with the piece since I first heard it at the tender age=
of nine and always aspired to play it. I performed it in 1999 with orchest=
ra and poured my heart and soul into it.
>
> That said, it is possible to overthink the concerto and get tied up in al=
l sorts of musical knots.
>
> End of Shakespearean commentary.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Kathy Williams-DeVries
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