Author: brycon
Date: 2019-06-04 00:14
Brahms and Schumann are somewhat regularly performed on Ottensteiner clarinets.
But if "historical" Brahms clarinet concerts don't seem as frequent as Mozart ones, the prohibitive costs might have something to do with it. As someone who plays old clarinets, I see that the demand for historical Brahms symphonic concerts is basically nonexistent (here in the US). Historical-instrument orchestras operate on tight budgets, which makes assembling a Romantic-sized ensemble difficult--especially when considering that the orchestra isn't likely to make any more money in ticket sales from a Brahms concert as it would from a Mozart or Beethoven performance. There's no incentive, then, for players to go out and purchase an Ottensteiner, which can cost more than a modern clarinet, to play maybe one concert every five years (maybe...). Of course, some people make their own instruments, some specialize only in historical performance, and some have money to burn; I imagine these are the people playing historical Brahms concerts.
Debussy and Stravinsky, however, postdate the Boehm-system clarinet by roughly half a century. So Stravinsky Three Pieces on a Buffet sort of is a historical performance.
Post Edited (2019-06-04 00:17)
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