Eric J wrote The first sheet music for horn I ever owned was an
edition of Mozart's "3rd" horn Concerto published by Carl Fischer and arranged for horn and piano by Max Pottag. Talk about editing! Mr Pottag didn't just edit, he rewrote. It's full of altered passages, suggested cuts and 20th century articulations and dynamics. Although I can't imagine anyone wanting to perform from it today, I treasure this edition and would never part with it. It came from a different time and in it's own way is as "Urtext" as any Henle edition. ********** Yes, yes, hold on to it, Eric! Your text is urtext! Soon audiences and hornists will tire of numbing concerts reviving the authentic performance practice of classical music using handhorns, etc. Then they will surely shift their attention to authentic performance practices during the first half of the twentieth century. When that happens, dozens of graduate students will clamor to inspect this treasured version of Mozart's Third Concerto, anxious to fill their dissertations with learned commentary on its slurs, altered notes, and trill-substitutes, while celebrated horn soloists will add greater luster to Pottag's name with their truly authentic performances of his remarkable edition. Gotta go, Cabbage _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
