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larry combs and brahms sonata in A major

Author: wjk
Date: 2003-11-27 02:22

I have been listening to the quite enjoyable Larry Combs CD that contains the Brahms Sonata in A major. I understand that the piece was originally written for the violin. Is it common for this (or other pieces) similarly composed to be played by the clarinet?

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Re: larry combs and brahms sonata in A major

Author: diz
Date: 2003-11-27 02:26

Not sure about this one, particularly, but I certainly know Brahms made his own arrangement of the two (extant) clarinet sonatas for viola ... meaning he adapted (sizeable changes) and, the resultant: four beautiful sonatas. I'd be surprised if this isn't the case for the fiddle sonata ... I'm sure the bottomless-pit-of-knowledge GBK will know ...

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Re: larry combs and brahms sonata in A major

Author: GBK
Date: 2003-11-27 02:43

It's fairly common to find adaptations from the repertoire of other instruments arranged for clarinet.

Some pieces adapt very well (Kennan's arrangement of the Prokofiev Sonata in D major for Flute, or Copland's recomposed version of his Violin Sonata), others don't (Beethoven Violin Concerto)...GBK

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