Klarinet Archive - Posting 000433.txt from 2002/04

From: "Robert" <LetsReason@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Okay...next!
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 12:46:05 -0400

Okay...I've played my first Doctoral recital and it was a success. I am no
Joze Kotar, but it was a success. :-)

I played the Guisganderie by JeanJean (another one) and made the mistake of
reminding the pianist right before that we cannot go too slow (she kept
holding us to about m.m. 132 or slower in rehearsals and I was shooting for
a solid and comfortable m.m. 152). I'm not sure, since I have not clocked
the CD yet, but I think we neared m.m. 180 at some point and when I started
seeing the light stretch and bend past me as if hitting warp speed in some
Star Trek feature, I gave up and took a breath and came back in at the
gliss. I got a warm reception from the 10 people who came backstage to see
me off to the hospital and shook my hand as I lay on the stretcher,
receiving oxygen. "Nice job!" would fade in an out as I did.

So...I need suggestions for the next big (short) thriller piece to round up
my next recital in the Fall. Something along the lines of the Guisganderie
would be fabulous. Lots of notes that sound fast and difficult but really
lie pretty neatly in the fingers. Not interested in the Bumblebee craze.
Give me oom-pahs and cool, tonal melodies. Even rhythmic complexity at fast
tempos is kewl. I have played Rigoletto for years and though it is nice, I
would prefer something a little shorter in time with the same number of
notes. {:-o {;-D

I certainly look forward to any and everyone's suggestions.

Robert

P.S. Stravinsky Trio (The Soldier's Tale) was a great success and received
accolades from all the Doctoral faculty who attended (about 6 persons). The
recital received A's across the board with no disputes. {:-D The violinist
was so pleased that she suggested we do the Bartok Contrasts. Imagine
that...a professional violinist ASKING to play a piece with mistuned
strings!

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