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Re: Bartoli Sings Parto, Parto

Author: sherman
Date: 2007-07-31 02:27

DougR:
Certainly it is not a "no-brainer", but since the two parts work together it would be normal for the conductor to move the clarinetist to the front with the Soprano, or perhaps immediately behind her. One can only assume that the conductor wanted no focus on the clarinetist, or perhaps nothing to detract from the Soprano, Ms Bartoli. As far as the first rehearsal is concerned, all instructions would normally come from the conductor. The performance would have been much clearer had the clarinetist been heard equally with Ms Bartoli. The Aria is in two sections as are many, the first (Adagio) being equally shared between soprano and clarinet, followed by an Allegro in which the clarinetist plays triplets in harmony with the Soprano and a partial Alberti accompaniment to the allegro conclusion.

Sherman Friedland

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