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Author: eduardo94
Date: 2013-03-09 20:26
I'm going to join in a concert competition (just for woodwinds and brass players) but I dont know what is the better to play, Weber Concerto n1 or n2.
I really like Concerto N1 and I know that a clarinetist will play Weber n2.
Do you think if I play N1 the other clarinetist will "have advantages" because of the challenges technicians in Weber n2?
Please I need your help, because the competition is coming soon!!
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2013-03-09 20:45
The audition (and I mean ANY audition) is about what YOU put forth as a musician - rhythm, intonation dynamics, color.
Larry Combs won the finals of the Chicago Symphony audition with the Weber 1st Concerto. Clark Brody said there was no competition; he clearly had the best rhythm.
Bottom line: Play what you like best; what you know best. If you like what you play (and the way you play), your chances will be best.
..............Paul Aviles
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Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2013-03-10 00:11
Technique is always impressive when done very cleanly and well but if you can play concerto 1 better, cleaner and more musicial with a good tone and good intonation and good rhythm then that is equally if not more impressive. Play what you can play best any and all the time.
ESP eddiesclarinet.com
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2013-03-10 15:03
Weber was primarily an opera composer, and every phrase of his instrumental music has to sing. If you think like an opera singer, you won't go wrong.
The finger-jock parts of both concertos have to be perfectly smooth, with long, singing lines. If you play a bit slower, and perfectly even, it will sound faster than if you push the tempo and play unevenly.
Ken Shaw
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