Author: sherman
Date: 2007-05-20 19:32
Simon:
I don't remember the exact instrumentation of the performance, but do remember the concert upon which it was performed because Robert Bloom was also conducting the C Minor Mozart Serenade for winds, (a long story).
And I also conducted the work for full orchestra with the Concordia Orchstra the same year.
Considering the work was almost always a "work in progress", as Brahms was constantly fighting the battle of the shadow of the "Giant behind me", (Beethoven) and that it is very uneven, the first 3 movements taking a half-hour, the last three much less, (even though we clarinetists love the piece, specifically the two minuets), it is my feeling that any honest representation of the piece is certainly to be respected.
Considering what Stravinsky did to his own arrangement of L'Histoire du Soldat", I would suggest the following: Leave out the long, and exquisite slow movement(15 minutes), as it overbalances the piece. What you have left is much more of a Serenade, still 5 movements and quite interesting, lighter fare, if you will. Brahms himself uses this early material and devices in many subsequent works
Somehow searching for an arrangement seems needless. (The Schoenberg arrangement of the Brahms is one thing.)
Your entry brought back Montreal CBC memories, among which is the Concerto for Harpsichord , by Manuel DeFalla, with Violin,Oboe,Flute, clarinet and cello acompanying the harpsichord. Great piece. (I have the parts for that)
Good luck and happy to hear about all the great work you are doing.
Sherman Friedland
Post Edited (2007-05-20 19:41)
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