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Author: Paul Miller
Date: 2010-04-16 08:17
Hey everyone,
I might be feeding myself to the lions here, but I just finished up my second graduate recital and figured I'd share the recordings with everyone. This was recorded at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music concert hall on 12 April. I'd love to get any input, advice, commentary, etc. Being a live performance, obviously it ain't perfect (and I was having some seriously unusual water-on-the-reed issues during the first half), but I'm really quite happy with the performance.
http://www.paulplaysclarinet.com/main/Second_Graduate_Recital.html
I'm using Schwenk & Seggelke M1000 clarinets with a Clark Fobes CWF mouthpiece and Rico Reserve Classic reeds. In the Mozart, I was conducting and playing.
Cheers!
Paul Miller
Disclaimer: I am not a representative of SFCM, S&S clarinets, Clark Fobes, or the Rico company.
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Author: cjshaitan
Date: 2010-04-16 12:23
Hey Paul,
On listened to la trav so far will get around to rest later
well done, great tempo choice throughout and beautiful sound if a bit shallow at times, shame technique got away from you a lilttle at times, wasnt convinced with your ad lib bits to but hey its a live performance
lookin forward to hearing rest
goodluck in future
cj
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2010-04-16 12:40
Jean-Jean was a lot of fun, never heard that one before.
...................Paul Aviles
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Author: glin
Date: 2010-04-16 17:34
Listened to the Poulenc. Nice job! Thank you for sharing.
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Author: Paul Miller
Date: 2010-04-17 17:39
CJ - I agree, the cadenzas in the score aren't very well written. I think I'm going to have to rewrite them if I perform that piece again.
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Author: Sarah Elbaz
Date: 2010-04-17 18:38
Paul,
The recital is very good and the program is interesting. I like the Jean Jean and would like to say two things about it:
This piece should be played a little faster, almost as in a silent movie, were the music is ridiculously fast.
But now you can't play it faster yet because you didn't spend enough time cleaning the passages. You are very musical , but in a professional world you can't play such a piece with out doing all the cleaning work that is needed.
keep working, you are talented.
Sarah
Well- I just watched the video- and now the tempo sounds good- interesting- when I listend to the recording it didn't sound as fast. The tempo that you played in the second half felt good and funny. The fingers need some work.
Post Edited (2010-04-18 05:13)
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Author: Joseph Brenner, Jr.
Date: 2010-04-17 22:17
I just listened to the Poulenc, 1st movement; bear in mind that I like Andre Boutard and Michel Portal.
Darn Good!
Now, I think you'd do well to infuse it with drive, and, perhaps,even, slow it down a tad. The early part of the movement sounded a bit fleet, glib, shallow, without vigor. This movement, indeed this piece, has many moods, but an underlying, cohesive drive.
That said, you did well, very well. Thank you for posting this.
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Author: Bob Phillips
Date: 2010-04-18 17:50
Wonderful job on the Poulenc!
Thanks,
and...
Good Luck with your popst graduate project!
Bob Phillips
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Author: fantasmacantos
Date: 2010-04-19 21:58
Have you watched to La Traviata? Do you listen opera?
I think one should listen opera, read about opera, know about opera clarinetist on history, etc, etc, etc... before play a operatic fantasy. At least, the arias you are playing on the popurri!!!
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Author: Rob Vitale
Date: 2010-04-22 03:34
WOW, I really enjoyed that. You are a truly marvelous player. I have my first graduate recital next week and you really inspired me to not only play the best I can but to have fun too. Thanks again for posting.
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