Author: theclarinetist
Date: 2004-04-11 20:51
As a collector of clarinet music, I wonder why some concertos are not recorded? To my knowledge, many concertos such as Bozza, Tomasi, Milhaud, Sutermeister (just to name a few off the top of my head) that are not currently featured on recordings that are in print. I've actually managed to hunt down some out-of-print ones on ebay, amazon.com used, berkshire record outlet, etc... But I think some pieces have never been recorded...
For pieces that are not recorded at all, is there any reason? How much does consumer demand factor into it? Obviously, there isn't much of a market for the Bozza clarinet concerto or whatever (unless there are bunch of dorks like me out there that I don't know about...), but couldn't someone record it on a CD with more popular works. This would be the musical equivalent of a rider. = )
Other factors that it might be: How much does it have to do with the availability of orchestral parts? Are no players willing or interested in exploring these pieces? Are there maybe copyright issues or something?
Just curious. If someone made a CD of "rare clarinet concertos", I'd certainly buy it. I figure it's worth asking.
Thanks
DON HITE - theclarientist@yahoo.com
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