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 Re: Strauss Oboe Concerto cl part transposed at BSO?
Author: John Peacock 
Date:   2010-10-31 18:16

Simon: Some years back, I wrote out the Strauss for A clarinet, and you'd be welcome to a copy - would you like me to email you a pdf?

As for the debate on using the "proper" instrument, yes there is a difference in sound between Bflat and A, but generally less than the difference between players (or even different mouthpieces and reeds). And even if the composer really had a knowledgeable desire for a particular instrument, sometimes it's worth overriding this. The slow movement solo in Shostakovich 5 is a case in point: the A-clarinet original is full of unresonant side-key accidentals, and it never sounds as well in tune as on the Bflat. I used to feel guilty for playing it swapped in this way, but was reassured to see the BBC symphony principal do the same thing in the proms this year.

Similarly with the Strauss. I've heard really good players try and fail to bring off the descending B major runs in the 1st movement, whereas on the A clarinet you can give C major runs the zip that Strauss must have wanted, and match what the oboe's doing. I think bringing such effects off 100% is worth the change in tone colour.
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