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Author: chicagoclar
Date: 2008-04-02 16:38
I have a student who will be playing a duet on a recital with a friend. One student is an advanced high school student and the other is a college clarinet major, soon to be principal in the university. We are looking for a substantial duet, preferably with piano for them to perform in a recital in May. Any suggestions?
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Author: bahamutofskycon
Date: 2008-04-02 17:59
The two Mendelssohn concertpieces are nice flashy duets with piano. Originally for clarinet and basset horn, but versions for 2 soprano clarinets are standard these days.
Steve
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Author: chicagoclar
Date: 2008-04-02 18:02
Thanks for the advice. I thought of those, but they want to avoid them because they were just performed last week at our school.
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Author: davyd
Date: 2008-04-02 18:59
Maybe something from here?
http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2006/Jun06/2Clarinets_Piano_LE354.htm
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Author: Danny Boy
Date: 2008-04-02 19:27
Ponchielli - Il Convegno springs to mind, can't say I like it much though. Better is:
Bassi - Fantasia on Themes from Bellini's 'La Sonnambula' (this one's for Eb and Bb with piano)
It's in the ICA Library, the only way I could find of getting hold of it here in the UK! One A. Carbonare has recorded it, which is how I found out about originally.
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2008-04-02 21:16
Il Convegno can be great if, and only if, you can toss it off at near-supersonic speed. Done right, it sparkles like champagne. Even a little too slow and it's flat beer. I've heard both -- a dreadful, plodding one at the ClarinetFest a few years back and a great one by Stanley and Naomi Drucker.
The Poulenc Duo is very good, but once again it has to be tossed off, which is not easy. You need to leave the audience almost laughing at the musical quips.
You could find a third player (or join them yourself) and do the Beethoven Trio (originally for two oboes and English horn). Most of it is at the back of the Langenus Method, Part 3.
The Three Operatic Duets in the Lazarus Method, Part 3 are worth performing. They require a singing line and are only moderately difficult technically.
Ken Shaw
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