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Re: Weber Clarinet No.2 Tips

Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2014-07-30 17:49

You enter off the beat, not on it. Make the syncopation clear. Pull up a metronome application, turn the volume up high and work off of it. It's a hip bumped to the side, not "Forward March."

The tempo is not fast -- around 100. It's a lighthearted dance, not a runaway virtuoso display. You have plenty of chances to show your finger speed at the end.

The short passage that moves up to F# major must not sound difficult. It's a raised eyebrow, not clenched teeth. Work on F# major in Baermann III to get it smooth and even.

Practice from the piano part so that you know everything that's going on. There are several spots where the orchestra/piano is the soloist and you're the accompaniment, noodling around in the low register.

My favorite performance is by De Peyer http://www.amazon.com/Mozart-Clar-Cto-K622-Weber/dp/B000AL8ZDS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406726678&sr=8-1&keywords=peyer+weber+concerto.

Ken Shaw

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