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Author: Jim
Date: 2002-07-26 00:00
This first is a little off topic, but I will get there.
Yesterday I installed XMRadio in my truck. I love it, 100 + stations of all different kinds of music to listen too.
As I was flipping through channels I came across a classical station that was playing a clarinet solo. It was beautiful. As I had tuned in after it started I did not get all the credits. But at the end of the piece they announced again who it was by and who the soloist was. But as I was driving, I was unable to get pen an paper to write down the info.
And being a little forgetful, and being careful as to what I was doing,(driving in heavy traffic) I did not remember all that was said.
I did get, it was a Rossini(?) overture, (I think) And something about #26, and the soloist was a Richard somebody.
I know that this is not much to go on, but from what I have read, and the intelligence of the folks on this board, somebody knows what I am asking. I would really like to hear this again. As a beginning clarinetist, I found it very inspiring.
Any ideas?
Jim
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Author: diz
Date: 2002-07-26 00:10
Jim - Rossini feature woodwinds in his orchestrations often.
As to an overture with a prominent clarinet solo. Semiramis (sp) comes to mind - but there are others ...
The fact that the clarinetist was mentioned would lead me to think that it probably wasn't an overture, as individual members of an orchestra are not usually singled out (this is not a hard and fast rule, however).
GBK - over to you
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Author: Tim
Date: 2002-07-26 01:10
Jim,
I had the same experience as you exactly!
Luckily I found out what the piece was, and I now play as well as listen to it frequently - its fabulous:
'INTRODUCTION, THEME AND VARIATIONS FOR CLARINET AND ORCHESTRA'
Its available on several CD's. Look for one by a German clarinettist called Sabina Meyer.
Good luck!
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Author: diz
Date: 2002-07-26 01:18
Tim - bravo - a great piece, too. It's a shame Sabine Meyer's not playing it when she's on her tour.
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Author: Jack Kissinger
Date: 2002-07-26 03:12
If it ended on a short run up to high C (from G6 to C7 in this site's notation), it was indeed the "Introduction, Theme and Variations" performed by Richard Stoltzman on RCA RCD1-4599. (Stoltzman uses his own ending.) Unfortunately, the Stoltzman recording is currently out of print but you might be able to pick it up on eBay or from a used record store. The recording also has Weber's first concerto and a Mozart Andate, transcribed for clarinet.
Best regards,
jnk
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Author: GBK
Date: 2002-07-26 03:19
Jim...Not too much to go on, but here are two possibilities;
If it was indeed Rossini(?), and featured a clarinetist soloing named "Richard" - from your description it may have been Richard Stoltzman doing the "Introduction, Theme and Variations for clarinet and orchestra.
The other possibility - if you heard the number 26(?) is that it could have been the Weber Concertino for clarinet and orchestra which happens to be Opus 26. Again, the "Richard" could possibly have been Richard Stoltzman.
Both works are staples of the clarinet repertoire...GBK
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Author: Jim
Date: 2002-07-27 00:12
I gave you guys some mis-information. Sorry. The soloist name was a Charles not Richard. I have no idea where I got Richard from. Must be an age thing. <g>
But you guy's were on the right track, and I thank you for the help. Next time I'll try to get the info right. I knew you folks were smart. <G>
I emailed Paul Bachmann, the Music Director, XM Classics/XM Pops and this is the reply I recieved from him:
Actually, if you heard what I think you heard, it was on Channel 110 - XM Classics - instead of 113, XM Pops (although I program both of them). On Wednesday late afternoon (about 6:25 Eastern time), I played Rossini's Introduction, Theme and Variations for Clarinet and Orchestra - Charles Neidich was the clarinetist, joined by the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. It's from a Deutsche Grammophon release of Weber/Rossini "Works for Clarinet and Orchestra."
But I was intrigued by the Richard Stoltzman reference - he's a great player too. I didn't play any of his "Arias" for clarinet, but we do haev the CD - it's possible that Vox or Fine Tuning may have done something with it. But if you're a clarinetist yourself, I'd recommend the Stoltzman Aria CD - here's a link for it, so you know what it looks like ...
http://www.iclassics.com/iclassics/album.jsp?selectionId=9258
and here's one for the Weber/Rossini:
http://www.iclassics.com/iclassics/album.jsp?selectionId=1437
IClassics is kind of an online reference guide these days for DG/Philips/Universal/RCA recordings.
I hope that helps out somewhat - thanks again for listening! And be sure to tell your friends about XM!
-Paul Bachmann
Music Director, XM Classics/XM Pops
www.xmradio.com
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Author: Jim
Date: 2002-07-27 00:13
Opps......
I hope that it was OK to post those links. If not please accept my apology, and I will not do that again.
JIm
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Author: Stéphane
Date: 2002-07-27 00:20
If you want to experience the "Introduction, theme & variations" in a different way, listen to Rossini's opera "La Dama del Lago". The theme is featured as an aria (I will post the exact reference later). I can not tell which one came first, but it was common for Rossini and others to use the same melody for different works. When you listen to it, you understand why the clarinet is known to be such a beautiful substitute to human voice.
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Author: Stéphane
Date: 2002-07-27 10:08
Further to my last posting, the aria I was referring to is "Elena, o tu che chiamo" from "La Donna del Lago"
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