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Author: krawfish3x
Date: 2003-06-12 00:54
my private teacher told me to get a clarinet recording of this piece by john monessi. he didnt give me the spelling so if anyone knows of this recording or the player can you tell me? thank you.
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Author: theNarrator
Date: 2003-06-12 01:00
krawfish,
The correct spelling is Jon Manasse. The cd your teacher is referring to is "Weber: Clarinet Music Vol.2" with Manasse and Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra.
Terence
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Author: Brenda
Date: 2003-06-12 14:52
You could check out other recordings of the piece as well to see how different players perform the piece. I've heard Sabina Meyer's recording that's played as fast as the wind. Then I heard a performance on the classical station on the radio that was done much slower than Sabina's rendition. You have to play it at a speed that's comfortable enough to not lose control over it.
Ken Shaw wrote up a nicely detailed explanation of things to look for if you're performing this piece. The original posting is Dec. 15, 1999, but is re-posted on Kerri's thread titled "concertino" on May 24, 2003. It's worth printing out.
Another thing to keep in mind when practicing this piece is to be sure the runs are PERFECTLY even. You could record yourself playing then critique the playing afterwards. My teacher caught me shortening the first note of each beat in the run, which makes the rhythm uneven and snowballs into making you go faster and faster, eventually losing control of the speed. Believe me, while playing you cannot hear yourself shorten the first note but others can hear it. You almost have to conciously lengthen the first note, then it becomes even. Playing each run slowly and strictly by the metronome during practice can help to even things out. Gradually bump up the speed by a couple of ticks each time.
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Author: Craig C
Date: 2003-06-13 05:51
I completely agree with Brenda -- evenness of the runs is key! Tony Pay has a nice recording of this piece (as well as the other Weber concertos).
Craig
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