Author: Steve Becraft
Date: 2023-06-14 21:35
I am reviving this thread with some important news: my arrangement of this piece for Clarinet & String Quartet is now available through Alea Publishing!
https://bassclarinet.ecwid.com/Pergolesi-Concerto-in-D-Major-Hard-Copy-p562315117
On August 11, 1978, Yona Ettlinger performed a recital program at the International Clarinet Congress in Toronto that included several arrangements for clarinet and string quartet. Despite publishing other arrangements, including works by Mozart, Rameau, and Schumann, Ettlinger never made the Pergolesi Concerto in D major available. Fortunately for the clarinet community, Mike Getzin and Stephen Clark were in the audience that day! Getzin recorded the recital on reel-to-reel tape, and 38 years later Clark used a copy of this to create a digital version for YouTube.
After hearing Ettlinger’s beautiful sound and exquisite phrasing showcased in his artful arrangement, I became obsessed with playing the Pergolesi composition as well. Without an available publication or even knowing the original solo instrument, I began a years-long search for source material. IMSLP? Naxos Listening Library? YouTube? No help. Along the way, I finally stumbled onto a recording of flutist Jean-Pierre Rampal playing Pergolesi’s “Flute Concerto No. 2 in D major.” Once I had this information, I was able to track down a published version of the concerto for flute and piano to use as a starting point. Using this publication, along with Ettlinger’s live recording, I have attempted to recreate an arrangement as close as possible to what he and the string quartet played that day in 1978.
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