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Cantilene by Cahuzac

Author: sfalexi
Date: 2006-11-28 14:39

Out of curiousity, before I purchase, how would you rate the technicality of this piece? Up there with Theme and Variations by Rossini? Thank you.

Alexi

Retired, playing more sax than clarinet, but still playing clarinet and still loving it!

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Re: Cantilene by Cahuzac

Author: crnichols
Date: 2006-11-28 14:45

I would rate this as a little more difficult than the Rossini Theme and Variations. I think it's a slightly more interesting piece though.

Christopher Nichols, D.M.A.
Assistant Professor of Clarinet
University of Delaware

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Re: Cantilene by Cahuzac

Author: frank
Date: 2006-11-28 15:38

The Cantilene is a nice musical work worth owning. Not sure why Christopher thinks it's harder than Rossini. To each his own I guess. Rossini isn't easy to sound like you are playing with ease.

The two pieces are toattly different in all regards. Enjoy!

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Re: Cantilene by Cahuzac

Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2006-11-28 17:29

Alexi -

The Cantilene has a number of quick rips that have to be tossed off. These are about the same difficulty as the Rossini, though there are fewer of them.

As I recommended to you a while back, http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=1&i=213465&t=213418, I think Cahuzac's own recording is head and shoulders aove the rest. He had a sound as big as a house. Even though the performance is from an ancient 78, it just jumps out of the speakers. Weiner stocks it, http://www7.mailordercentral.com/frederichweinerinc/prodinfo.asp?number=CDRG08.

Ken Shaw

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Re: Cantilene by Cahuzac

Author: frank
Date: 2006-11-28 19:32

Yes...Cahouzac's recording of his piece is great. Also get Ricardo's version - very elegant. The difficulty with the Rossini is endurance. The runs may be easy, but you are running all over the place for 12 minutes! That's why it's harder.

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