tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115433326707838301.post6927561079918871716..comments2024-03-28T16:38:56.758-07:00Comments on Bassoon Blog: Adams, Lalo and ProkofievB.S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08724883690591213622noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115433326707838301.post-37812598776816989472012-11-22T10:50:04.380-08:002012-11-22T10:50:04.380-08:00Oh no!! That's one of the problems with some ...Oh no!! That's one of the problems with some editions of Prokofiev - lots of treble clef, which we are not used to! I hope you got through it relatively unscathed.<br /><br />BetsyB.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08724883690591213622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115433326707838301.post-36737567765300037982012-11-22T10:20:24.419-08:002012-11-22T10:20:24.419-08:00Well, the orchestra I read with used the Kalmus ed...Well, the orchestra I read with used the Kalmus edition and the solo was in treble clef! Yuck.<br />Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055920475800774388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115433326707838301.post-47797917622377198462012-11-19T12:56:59.921-08:002012-11-19T12:56:59.921-08:00Thank you for blogging about this. I'm going t...Thank you for blogging about this. I'm going to a Prokofiev 5 sight reading session tonight and am very thankful that you've posted the above!<br />KateKatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055920475800774388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115433326707838301.post-28816921631270842752010-02-28T06:45:53.646-08:002010-02-28T06:45:53.646-08:00Hi Anthony! Maybe people like you and me would ma...Hi Anthony! Maybe people like you and me would make good music publishers....<br /><br />BetsyB.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08724883690591213622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115433326707838301.post-62998465017043775012010-02-26T08:38:19.690-08:002010-02-26T08:38:19.690-08:00I played principal bassoon in the reading of Proko...I played principal bassoon in the reading of Prokofiev V a while back, and I totally agree with what you said about the visual challenges of the piece.Anthony Slussernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115433326707838301.post-49938458059465293792010-02-24T06:51:56.246-08:002010-02-24T06:51:56.246-08:00Dear TB,
Let me know if you hear any difference i...Dear TB,<br /><br />Let me know if you hear any difference in recording quality of this concert.<br /><br />Thanks!<br /><br />BetsyB.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08724883690591213622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115433326707838301.post-86254288548973829652010-02-23T23:05:19.591-08:002010-02-23T23:05:19.591-08:00" I know that bassoon playing can be very emb..." I know that bassoon playing can be very embarrassing at times..."<br /><br />LOL!!! Looking forward to listening to this concert!TBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115433326707838301.post-17569474393024945852010-02-22T21:01:04.600-08:002010-02-22T21:01:04.600-08:00Dear Frank,
That sounds like a horrifying experie...Dear Frank,<br /><br />That sounds like a horrifying experience! It's a good thing you had the Fox bocal with you, so at least your cohorts were able to hear the difference after you switched. I know that bassoon playing can be very embarrassing at times... <br /><br />Prokofiev 5 really is a great symphony, and is enjoyable to play, especially once the opening is over!<br /><br />BetsyB.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08724883690591213622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115433326707838301.post-17692662031211650732010-02-22T16:29:47.652-08:002010-02-22T16:29:47.652-08:00A few years ago, the bassoon section in one of the...A few years ago, the bassoon section in one of the orchestras in which I play was under scrutiny by the conductor, and one of the concerns was intonation. Well, I literally lived with a tuning machine for the next several weeks and perceived that my general pitch level was a little on the flat side. About the same time, in a different orchestra we came upon the Prokofief #5 and for the first rehearsal I decided that since my tuning machine was indicating a generally low pitch, I'd try a shorter bocal to compensate. I picked a CD-0 Heckel from my stash and proceeded to play so out of tune with the principal Flutist that there were audible murmurs along the lines of "what the he77 is going on?" Thankfully I brought my usual Fox CTX2 with me and changed ALMOST immediately. I was mortified, especially since that flutist was also Principal in the first orchestra I mentioned and had been assigned to counsel the Bassoon section during this scrutiny. I'll never forget how bad it felt to play that out of tune LOL. Prokofief #5 is a great symphony..one of my favorites.<br /><br />Frank WatsonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com