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Author: GilliganGirl
Date: 2003-08-04 18:32
Any tips on the first 20 measures of the 2nd mvt. of Brahms Sonata in F? It's so beautiful, but I'm not doing it justice. My private teacher thinks I play mature enough for it, but I'm beginning to doubt that.
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Author: theclarinetist
Date: 2003-08-04 19:45
While I'm certainly no expert, my advice would be to listen to as many recordings as possible. One thing I've noticed (among many) from dealing with artists and musicians in particular, is that you have to agree to disagree. Even the best artists can't all agree on how to play any piece, but they certainly all do a good and interesting job, so I think the best thing to do is compare all of their work, then integrate what they've done into your own performing. However, just make sure that you aren't just copying what others do... Try to understand what they're trying to say and take that into account when creating your own interpretation. One thing you'll notice from listening to recordings is that you often hear as many things you DON'T like as things you do like (and you can avoid those same things that you didn't like). Being a Stoltzman fan, I would highly recommend his recording with Richard Goode. This is certainly not the standard, but Stoltzman has a very compelling way of playing, and I think that some aspects of his approach can be appreciated and incorporated into a more "standard" performance. I'm sure other people can suggest a wide variety of other performers, but I wanted to mention the Stoltzman (many people would probably just pass it up, but it's worth a listen).
After you decide how you would like to play it, record yourself and evaluate it (you notice a lot more things when hearing yourself recorded then when you're playing and listening at the same time). Just listen and mark mistakes and things you don't like, then play/record it again, and again, until you're happy.
Overall, my advice would be to play it the way YOU want to. In my opinion, if you have made informed and conscious decisions and put them into your performance, who cares what others think (unless it's an audition, then care a little bit, heehee). Make good choices and confidently stand behind them.
Don Hite -theclarinetist@yahoo.com
PS - Sorry... I you were probably looking for more of a "play measure 2 like this... play measure 3 like this".... Nobody can really tell you how to play it, but I think listening to as many different versions as you can is a good place to start.
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Author: Tom A
Date: 2003-08-05 01:13
Can we clarify which sonata this is? You say F, so it could be the first sonata in F minor and you just made a typo. But the second sonata is in E flat, which is F on the clarinet part, and you haven't taken the transposition into account.
Cheers.
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