Klarinet Archive - Posting 000718.txt from 1998/07

From: Dodgshun family <dodgshun@-----.nz>
Subj: Re: [kl] CLARINET: The Best of Everything
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 23:41:53 -0400

At 09:03 PM 21/07/98 -0400, you wrote:
>I'm just wondering. What do you think would be the best in these categories:
>1. Method Books (Baermann, Rubank, ...)
>2. Best Clarinet (Yamaha, Buffet, Armstrong, ...)
>3. Best Reed (Rico, Vandoran, Zonda, ...)
>4. Best solo (Mozart Concerto kv. 622, ...)
>(other categories? go ahead!)
>

Ohmygod! Is this REALLY a good idea, or are we going to spark more wars??
All of this stuff is personal preference, but here's my opinion:
1. Rubank, or a book called Take Up the Clarinet that's widely used here in
NZ - I teach from it and find it to be well-paced and thought out.
2. Buffet sopranos, Selmer basses
3. Vandoren V-12
4. KV622, Weber number 1, Weber Grand Duo Concertant, Brahms sonatas
5. Best chamber music piece: Brahms trio and quintet, Mozart quintet.
6. Most fun orchestral clarinet part: Nutcracker ballet, John Ritchie's
"Papanui Rd Overture", bass clarinet part in Khachaturian piano concerto.

Anna

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