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Author: missclarinetist
Date: 2005-07-04 14:40
Hi guys. I'm currently working on this Weber piece and trying to get it memorized for a concerto contest. Is this a good piece for the contest? I have never heard of the accompaniment part or the orchestral part. Is there an mp3 of this piece I can download online?
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Author: Kevin
Date: 2005-07-04 15:28
Boy, the recording Zukovsky had with Mehta and LA Ralph mentioned was fantastic. Some incrediblely crisp articulation and a brilliant dark sound. Unfortunately, you're a few years late, and I don't know if you can access that mp3.
I'd also add that Walter Boeykens has a good recording out on a bugdet priced Apex with James Conlon and the Rotterdam Philharmonic.
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Author: Brenda
Date: 2005-07-04 15:44
Try SmartMusic.com for the accompaniment part. It's like a glorified Music-Minus-One for a fraction of the cost when you consider all its features.
It's a neat computer program that listens to you; you can listen to it, play your part with accompaniment, slow down, speed up, play loops, record yourself, tune up, etc etc and is fairly inexpensive. It was a tremendous help for me when learning the Concertino (plus there are lots of other solos, instruments and books) since I didn't have to spend so much time being lost when I practiced with the piano accompanist.
Once you get used to playing your part then you can put the program aside and play it with your own touches.
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Author: Clarinetgirl06
Date: 2005-07-04 21:47
May I mention the Emma Johnson recording? Her musicality at the beginning is great, especially if you are in to the whole vibrato scene.
Yes, this would be good for a Concerto contest. Good luck!
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Author: DavidBlumberg
Date: 2005-07-05 02:02
Yes, the Mp3 site shut down 2 years ago ( I ran her site) as CNET bought it and turned the site into an informational site not a music download site.
Do remember that the tempi used on the recordings are basically "breakneck" and not to be taken literally by a high school student.
So if you hear a variation played at 136, don't think that you have to play it that fast or else it isn't good.
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Author: Clarinetgirl06
Date: 2005-07-05 04:31
David is very correct. I played Concertino slower on some parts than the recordings, but it was still in the appropriate level of speed. I played along with my Emma Johnson CD and at the 6/8, I was struggling to keep up with her. Also, CD's are sometimes recorded at "breakneck" speeds to sell and impress-something needed for the profession to keep going. They have to set themselves apart from average Joe.
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Author: claril
Date: 2005-07-05 06:23
Well it's like all music.. you play it how you want. You take the general composition from a composer and make it 'your own work', not to say you can go against the 'rules'. There are 'rules' you have to know what you can do and what you can't and once you get the hang of classical music you learn how much you can make it your own.
Play with the piece (especially the last mvt!!), it's good for a contest because it has different sections all the way through..
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