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Re: capriccio espagnol

Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2008-06-09 03:01

It depends on the tempo the conductor takes it. If it goes so fast that the original passage is just a smear then what Hancock says is correct. If you're a principal player you should be able to play it as written if it's a reasonable tempo, as marked or just a bit faster. The old Philly recording goes so fast at the end of that movement that the clarinet player plays all the notes almost equal just to get them in. If you can play it as written, especially for an audition, of course you should do that. Just play it in the written tempo, I believe 126 to the quarter. I ask my students to listen to several recordings to hear how orchestas play it. I encourage them to listen to more then one. ESP, www.peabody.jhu.edu/457,
(listen to a little Mozart)

Dear RodRubber, the reason Hancock hasn't won an audition in the last 15 years is because he died about that long ago. He was the principal of the Buffalo Philharmonic and then assistant in the Boston Symphony, principal in the Pops. He was a great player. Went on to teach at Eastman where he passed away. Almost everything he says in his book makes sense, a few things I don't agree with but not much, and those are only difference of opinions. ESP

ESP eddiesclarinet.com

Post Edited (2008-06-09 03:10)

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