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Author: Clarinet Dad
Date: 2003-12-12 17:05
My son is looking for a trio to be played with clarinet, violin and piano. I stumbled over the Ithaca College suggested repertoire list and found the
Suite from "L'Histoire du Soldat" by Igor Stravinsky. Is anyone familiar with this piece and what do you think of this? My son and the violinist are very accomplished high school seniors and need something to perform for a May concert.
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Author: Brian Peterson
Date: 2003-12-12 17:45
It's not an easy piece, but five months for "very accomplished" high school musicians I would think it is doable.
Have them get a recording of the trio version to listen to. The trio recordings seem to be harder to find than the larger ensemble version. I finally tracked one down last year, a Harmonia Mundi CD with Ensemble Walter Boeykens performing (HMA 1951356).
Good luck.
Brian Peterson
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Author: Wonkak Kim
Date: 2003-12-12 17:48
There is also Bartok's "Contrasts." It is a must-have repertoir but also is not an easy piece.
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Author: Brian Peterson
Date: 2003-12-12 18:10
Clarinet Dad,
The Bartok "Contrasts" that Wonkak Kim mentioned is also on the HM CD.
Brian Peterson
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2003-12-12 18:12
The trio arrangement of l'Histoire is less effectrive than the full ensemble version, because it's missing the contrasting instrumental colors that are a vital part of the score. Also, it's quite tiring. You never get a rest. Nevertheless, it's an excellent piece and worth doing if the players are up to it. Offhand, I'd say it's more difficult than most high school players can handle.
The Bartok Contrasts, is, of course, one of the great pieces. The Milhaud Trio is less difficult and very nice.
Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, her husband Walter and several pianists have commissioned innumerable pieces for the clarinet/violin/piano combination. In addition, they have made a number of arrangements, including the Bruch 8 Pieces, originally for clarinet, viola and piano.
Best regards.
Ken Shaw
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Author: Wonkak Kim
Date: 2003-12-12 20:57
Stoltzman once told me his wife is writing a Trio version of Copland concerto for clarinet violin and piano =P
-won kim
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2003-12-12 21:45
Liquorice -
The Khachaturian trio is well worth doing, even though it gets the hairy eyeball from the snobs. It's harder than it looks, because the filigree has to be tossed off as if it were nothing at all.
There are several recordings, very few of them much good, because the miss the Russian/folk feeling. The best, I think, is the very first, by Simeon Bellison, who was Russian and got it just right.
Best regards.
Ken Shaw
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Author: Clarinet Dad
Date: 2003-12-13 15:41
Thanks everyone for the info. It seems that my son's orchestra director was thinking along similar lines and is a Stravinsky enthusiast. With all you comments, it will be interesting to see how this transforms.
Wonkak. You mentioned Richard Stoltzman's wife writing a trio piece for Copland's Concerto for Clarinet. Has anything come to fruition on this? That really caught my son's attention. It is one of his favorite pieces, and he plays it quite well. In fact he performed it at a master class at the MTAC state convention.
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Author: Ralph Katz
Date: 2003-12-13 17:42
There is also for this combination:
Ives: Largo (a shorter, espressive work)
Milhaud: Suite pour Violon, Clarinette et Piano (very lively, definitely has its challenges)
Regards
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Author: Wonkak Kim
Date: 2003-12-13 18:27
clarinet dad,
I'm sorry but I have not yet heard about it since then. (about a year ago)
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Author: Clarinet Dad
Date: 2003-12-14 02:01
Mark,
Thanks, as always! That is quite an impressive list! And thanks again to everyone. Wonderful board!
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