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Author: clarinet87
Date: 2005-12-21 23:37
Now here's a piece that I'm pretty sure has never before been talked about on the clarinet BBoard: Clarinet Concertino in B flat, by Gaetano Donizetti.
I just wanted to know if anyone else has heard of this piece and your opinion of it. I'm a senior in high school and I am preparing to audition for some colleges -- was wondering if the Donizetti Concertino would be a good piece to use.
The Concertino is in two movements, Andante sostenuto and Allegretto. The second movement isn't anything great, but the first movement is beautiful. There's a good recording of it on Naxos by Bela Kovacs (8.557492).
Thanks
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Author: hartt
Date: 2005-12-22 03:32
unfortunately not (heard of it) . He wrote a study piece STUDIO PRIMO and it's an awesome little piece of 5 pgs. It's in the key of C , has beautiful harmonics, fluid movement and nice interval skips.
It's marked Allegro tempo and offers a wonderful blending of tones.
you may want to play it for an encore ![[happy]](http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/smileys/smiley12.gif)
I like this little piece alot and thanks for letting me know of the Concertino....which I'll now go acquire the music
dennis
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Author: Rivers
Date: 2005-12-22 13:29
The 1st Movement is indeed beautiful...I love to play it ...I think it sounds better on the A clarinet....whether or not it would be a good college audition piece I can't tell you...I am a retread neophyte (began playing again after a 38 year hiatus)
Good luck on your auditions!
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2005-12-22 14:34
I think it only has appeal if you (or your examiners) like Italian opera - I bought the cor anglais concertino and it has all the elements of Italian opera in it - and probably everything I can't stand as I don't like Italian opera. I bought it mail order (after being recommended it) so I didn't get to see what it was going to be like beforehand.
I assume the clarinet concertino isn't all that far removed.
Not to sway your judgement on it though, if it demonstrates skill, agility and musicality then that should be to your advantage as an audition piece.
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Author: Firebird
Date: 2005-12-23 02:45
It's a nice piece to play albeit challenging. Never played it myself, but just studied the score and the recording.
Chan
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Author: Jack Kissinger
Date: 2005-12-23 05:09
Sorry, but I'm afraid I have to disagree. Unless it is close to the limit of your ability (and, from your comments, I don't think it is), I don't think you should use it. If the auditions are competitive, I doubt it has enough difficulty or musical interest for you to make much of an impression. If you've been asked to play two contrasting movements, you might get away with using the slow one to demonstrate your lyrical playing and a fast movement from a different piece to demonstrate your technique. Unfortunately, the Concertino is in concert Bb and doesn't have much interpretive challenge to my ear. Personally, I think its obscurity is well-deserved.
BTW, if anyone out there has heard the Naxos recording and wants to read through the piece, if you like the slow movement, avoid the Eulenberg edition. It was published prior to the attempt to reconstruct the first movement and only includes the allegro. ![[frown]](http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/smileys/smilie2.gif)
Best regards,
jnk
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Author: Danny Boy
Date: 2005-12-23 14:53
If you're a Donizetti fan, and want something more taxing...a little gem is the Fantasia on Lucrecia Borgia by Romero. It's Donizetti at the core, but written by a clarinettist and as such a real joy to play.
I have used it for competitions, recitals and more...it always goes down very well.
It's been recorded by Joan Eric Lluna.
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