Author: Klose ★2017
Date: 2018-04-17 22:43
Speculator Sam, I am afraid that I don't agree with your opinion that there is a significant timbral difference between C clarinet and B-flat. There might be a difference, but it is less significant than the one among different makers/models of B-flat clarinets (with different players on different mouthpieces/reeds/ligatures etc.). In other words, if we do a blind test, a number of players play a C clarinet (I guess Buffet is the only major company who makes one professional model of C clarinet?) and these players also play their own B-flat clarinets (maybe also with different mouthpieces/reeds/ligatures/instruments for one player), the possibility for the listeners to pick the C clarinet sound correctly would be very low. Furthermore, Beethoven composed all his music for German bore instruments. To me, an Oehler player, it is kind of ridiculous to argue that we have to use a C Böhm to play his music. Of course, I don't mean playing his music on Böhm instruments is by any means inferior.
As for your transposed version, I like the idea, even though I am not a fan of using a different instrument to play a master piece. To me, it would be even better if you, as an arranger here, could provide a solution for these double/triple stops.
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