The Britten Serenade with piano is fine when it is done with a master pianist. Of course it is not ideal, but it works well, sounds full enough to be effective and is very good music. By the way, in a recital setting, it matches well with some other Ben Britten works, tenor, horn and piano. A dogmatic approach like I have heard ( "should not be done with piano") only leads to dogmatic playing and repertoire one might miss.
Lets hold out for some real issues to completely say no to, rather than leaving out concertos, and rep. such as the Serenade. If my student falls in love with the Britten, why would I not be a vehicle for them to perform it? If the student fails to gather the proper forces( strings), it is my duty to help them make the best possible performance with piano... Matthew Scheffelman Horn Professor, CSU, Fort Collins __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
