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Author: Mario
Date: 2003-01-13 17:24
Bliss!
I have just been offered by a fabulous professional soprano (Carla Sved in Ottawa)to do the "Six German Songs" by Spohr, in a private recital in one of our fine residences. It is a dream come true, since this piece is one of my absolute favorite.
Fortunatly, I had started working on the piece about one year ago, just in case... (I have been working on enticing Carla to do this piece for quite a while).
We are doing it late March.
Before posting, I searched Sneezy and consulted the discography, as expected. Items on this piece are few and have no pedagogical value.
As well, only one CD (whih I already have and do not like) is listed.
I would love sharing notes with people who have done the pieces (there are a few on this web site). If you know any good CD that I must study, please post (I am not too happy with the CD that I have at the moment).
For me, the last movement is the most difficult, especially the ending. The rest will be OK. So, any specific ideas on how to get through the 6th movements would be welcome.
Where do you breath in the middle and in the end of this 6th movement?
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Author: bob49t
Date: 2003-01-14 00:20
Mario,
If you haven't done these before you're in for a real treat. The six aren't often played as a unit (normally a selection of 3)
We did the complete set for two recitals in October. To make one of the performances up to 30mins we added another lovely trio - Parto Parto from Mozart's "La Clemenza di Tito" as a prepared encore.
This really was written for the rare Bassett Clar in Bb, but is still OK on standard Bb.
CD's - Spohr - ORFEO C 103 841 A Varady/Scheneberger/Holl
- Mozart - track 1 of Decca 448 300-2 Cecilia Bartoli
Where and When are you playing this ?
email me off BB, I can be of more help.
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Author: bob49t
Date: 2003-01-14 00:27
Sorry last line should have read "If I can be of more help."
BobT
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Author: Jack Kissinger
Date: 2003-01-14 01:40
A couple more CD's:
Ritchie, Soames, Purvis on Clarinet Classics CC0006
De Vries, Zuderhoff, Krill on Erasmus WVH165
Best regards,
jnk
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Author: Stéphane
Date: 2003-01-14 08:09
Also a "vintage" recording from 1950 (re-released 2002) by David Weber with Alice Howland and Leopold Mittman on Clarinet Classics CC0041
Stéphane.
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Author: Larry Liberson
Date: 2003-01-14 12:41
Take time and care to learn the text well and where the textual phrases fall within the music. Realize that what you do with the clarinet must musically complement the poetry.
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Author: Ken Shaw
Date: 2003-01-14 14:24
The clarinet part is full of reflections of the text, so you have to study the texts carefully and really know what the German words mean. For example, in the song about the singing birds, the clarinet part is full of bird calls.
Most of the performances I've heard are too fast. You and the singer have to take your time to bring out the meaning of the texts. This is good music, but unlike Mozart or Schubert, it doesn't perform itself.
Best regards.
Ken Shaw
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Author: graham
Date: 2003-01-14 15:30
Klocker, but the early 80s recording may no longer be available.
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Author: Mario
Date: 2003-01-15 01:08
Thank you very much everybody. Yes, I will learn the text. Your observations are invaluable. I will post here every now and then to let you know what I am learning about this piece
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Author: Ken
Date: 2003-01-15 13:14
For another credible source, NIU Clarinet Professor "Melvin Warner" did the Spohr on one his solo LPs in the late 70s.
(Posted on NIU Website)
Email: mwarner@niu.edu
Office: (815) 753-8010
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