[JPL] Alvin Batiste Question

[Jim Wilke]

According to all the evidence I've seen,  Mozart wrote only this one 
clarinet concerto (in A) and it's a cornerstone of the clarinet 
literature, so I suspect the writer just got it wrong.   Perhaps  
thinking of the Bb instrument ..  It's really a great work and if you 
were a classical clarinet soloist it would definitely be in your 
repertoire, along with the Copland concerto, which is also a great work.

Jim


On Monday, May 7, 2007, at 05:05  PM, Jae Sinnett wrote:

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> Jim, I had known of the one in "A" but one bio page I read on him on 
> All About Jazz had it listed as a "Concerto In Bb." That's why I said 
> I didn't know of any Mozart wrote in "Bb." Would you know if that one 
> in A was what he played? Larry? They certainly were referring to the 
> composition key and not the instrument. When you say "Concerto In Bb" 
> that's key and not the Bb instrument. I guess it's possible that some 
> could intrepret it that way or maybe the writer simply had it wrong.
>
>   Jae
>
> Jim Wilke <jwilke123 at comcast.net> wrote:
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> Jae, FYI
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> Actually, Mozart did write a clarinet concerto and it's fairly well
> known - although it's in A, not Bb. It was composed in the last few
> months of his life for Viennese clarinetist Anton Stadler, who
> premiered it. Today's instrument is quite different from the one
> Stadler used in 1791 and the transcription used for the modern clarinet
> dates from about ten years later. This is "The Mozart Clarinet
> Concerto" and it has had quite a few few recordings.
>
> Jim Wilke
> (former classical music programmer, KING-FM)
>
>
> On Monday, May 7, 2007, at 04:07 PM, Jae Sinnett wrote:
>>
>> It was noted that while in high school Alvin Batiste was a "guest
>> soloist" on Mozart's "Concerto in Bb" with the New Orleans
>> Philharmonic. He was the first black that had such an honor - which
>> got him the nickname of "Mozot." Considering that Mozart didn't write
>> a Clarinet concerto in Bb that I'm aware of would anyone know what
>> actual Concerto this was? He wrote one interestingly enough for
>> bassoon (Could have been transposed but my guess it's highly unlikely
>> in this case) and a couple piano concertos and smaller works in the
>> key but none for his instrument. Thanks for any help with this.
>>
>> Jae Sinnett
>>