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Author: gsurosey
Date: 2011-02-26 18:32
Forgive my ignorance on the subject, but why is it that a lot of rep for auditions are the same pieces? I'm wondering if that's part of my not being in love with the Mozart Concerto (although it is growing on me a bit thanks to the Quintet growing on me). I've looked at audition postings and I see a lot of the same stuff: Mozart Concerto, Daphnis and Chloe, Midsummer Nights Dream, etc.
Unless I live under a larger rock than I thought I did (entirely possible), I almost never hear those pieces performed, which is one of the things that leads me to my inquiry.
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Rachel
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Author: Pappy
Date: 2011-02-26 18:57
It's probably not about whether they are performed (I have heard all of them in the last 12 months, BTW), but whether they are a good indication of a player's abilities.
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2011-02-26 22:20
It does vary a bit country to country. I recall an audition notice in "Das Orchester" that required; Mozart, Nielsen and an Oehler clarinet just to get in the front door.
Mozart and Bach are kinda like fine wine...... the older you get the better they sound. I think they are the only composers I truly enjoy listening to these days.
Ahhhhhh the Lacrimosa !!!!!
..........................Paul Aviles
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Author: JJAlbrecht
Date: 2011-02-27 16:55
TH
he pieces you mentioned, in addition to being excellent tests of a player's abilities and technical facility, are also extremely well-known. Anyone audtitioning for a higher-level position should be quite familiar with them.
Additionally, the audition committees will be quite familiar with those pieces.
I have heard the Mozart and the Mendelssohn performed a number of times. When I see that a soloist will be performing the K622 ith a local orchestra, I make it a point to attend to see how s/he interprets the piece. I have heard interpretations all over the map,from Marriner to Stoltman. I can't say I agree with all of them, but it's never uninteresting!
Jeff
“Everyone discovers their own way of destroying themselves, and some people choose the clarinet.” Kalman Opperman, 1919-2010
"A drummer is a musician's best friend."
Post Edited (2011-02-27 16:56)
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