On 12 Jan 2007 at 8:36, Kim Patrick Clow wrote: > On 1/12/07, Daniel Wolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I was going to let this pass, but although the above is the common > > assessment, and probably even Leopold Mozart's own assessment, he > > was so prolific that, lacking a modern complete edition, it is > > really impossible to say for certain that the works are not more > > than competent. > > I agree completely. > > I believe that there were quite a few Leopold Mozart symphonies were > published in Barry Brooks series on the 18th century symphony (if not > all of them, but I can't remember).
I don't have that particular volume, but I do know it was far from complete in regards to LM's output. I know this because I studied with the editor of that volume, and know that he has at least on other volume of Mozart symphonies published since. And I also know he had personal hand-copied scores of quite a few other LM symphonies, as he gave me access to them for a study of them (as basis of comparison to his son's early symphonies). > But I do remember a thematic > catalogue of all the symphonies was included with the forward to that > edition. No, I'm afraid not. I have the symphony series reference volume and it explicitly says there was no thematic catalog. I think everyone is missing the meaning I hold for the term "competent" -- that means to me that he was pretty good. I'm afraid I don't subscribe to the connotation of the term as meaning "barely functional" -- I consider that a pollution of the meaning of a perfectly good neutral-to-positive word with a very negative association. -- David W. Fenton http://dfenton.com David Fenton Associates http://dfenton.com/DFA/ _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
