Klarinet Archive - Posting 000465.txt from 2010/11

From: corvo di bassetto <rab@-----.de>
Subj: [kl] 18th c. ears Re: Text, meaning and interpretation
Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2010 06:40:57 -0500


Whether my ears are more 21st c or more 18th c is difficult to say. Physiol=
ogically they are millions of years old; nature moves slowly, which, I thin=
k, is good.
Society develops rapidly, with attitudes and predilections. As far as those=
are concerned, mine are definitely closer to the 18th c than to those of m=
y contemporaries. Most peoples mind today is deformed by constant exposure =
to senseless noise and futile gibberish. =

When I first heard Hacker's recording of the Mozart quintet (the first "per=
iod" version I ever heard many years ago) tears were running down my cheeks=
, it moved me so deeply. Suddenly, the piece was there. Balance, delicacy, =
transparency, subtlety, liveliness, it breathed=85
Since then I have heard many "period" performances, some good, some bad, an=
d played on period instruments myself. But I could never go back to the hea=
vy weight rumble of modern instruments tearing old music to pieces. In that=
respect I certainly agree with Tony, it is a moral issue, doing justice to=
the work. But for the ultimate goal of advancing aesthetic sensibility, i.=
e. reason.

Best regards,
danyel

=

Am 26.11.2010 um 23:15 schrieb Martin Baxter:

> =

> Tony's (as always) pertinent comments lead to the oft quoted:
> "Even when we use the correct instruments, study the historical evidence =
and attempt to reproduce what we think the composer would have heard we can=
not listen to eighteenth or nineteenth century music with 18th century ears=
, so why bother trying". Like most musicians I have my own answer, but, Ton=
y, I would very much like to hear more of yours, and that of other musician=
s on the list.
> Martin
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