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Author: Exiawolf
Date: 2014-12-15 08:40
Greetings!
I am an advanced student looking for lyrical/expressive clarinet concerto pieces to work on for next years competition (And also for myself). While virtuoso pieces are important as a player, I really want to express myself through lyrical passages and such. That is the characteristic of the clarinet that I love most. What are some concerto's that are more lyrical and expressive that I could look into/buy and begin to work on? Thanks in advance!
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Author: maxopf
Date: 2014-12-15 08:49
Why not the Mozart clarinet concerto? Plenty of expressive moments, especially the 2nd movement.
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Author: Exiawolf
Date: 2014-12-15 08:56
I've considered that. But I'm really looking for something more akin to the first movement of the Aaron Copland Clarinet Concerto. I really want a great range of choices before (And also more things to listen to)
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Author: maxopf
Date: 2014-12-15 09:13
You just wanted concertos, right? I was going to suggest the Brahms and Mozart clarinet quintets too, as I've been working on them; they're not exactly concertos though. Neither is totally lyrical, but both have really nice lyrical movements.
Curious to hear what other people suggest. I'm a student too; could use some more lyrical music to work on as well.
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2014-12-15 14:07
In the standard Romantic repertoire, I've always liked Spohr's 1st Concerto (there are a few nasty high "Cs" though).
I have a penchant for the music of Richard Strauss so even though a concertino is not a concerto (and one that shares the stage even less so) I would recommend Richard Strauss' Duet Concertino for Clarinet and Bassoon.
And as a radical suggestion (not intended to piss off oboe players....but it might) you may consider the Richard Strauss Oboe Concerto, and just transpose up a step. I think it is some of the best lyrical concerto writing ever.
.................Paul Aviles
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Author: Liquorice
Date: 2014-12-15 16:59
How about Luciano Berio's orchestration of Brahms' F minor Sonata?
http://www.amazon.com/Brahms-arr-Schoenberg-Quartet-Clarinet/dp/B001AUKIYW#customerReviews
If your goal is to "express yourself" why don't you consider composing your own concerto?
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Author: nbclarinet
Date: 2014-12-15 18:10
The fines concerto has some beautiful and expressive moments
Post Edited (2014-12-15 18:11)
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Author: clarinetguy ★2017
Date: 2014-12-15 20:22
I second the Finzi suggestion. It's a wonderful concerto that should be performed more often, at least here in the U.S.
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Author: Hurstfarm
Date: 2014-12-15 23:28
Also on the English theme, try the Christopher Ball, which is now on exam syllabuses here.
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Author: cigleris
Date: 2014-12-16 02:43
Many of the English Concertos have lyrical expressive playing. Do some research and or contact me offline.
Peter Cigleris
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Author: Gregory Smith ★2017
Date: 2014-12-16 04:44
The Finzi concerto doesn't even have a close rival as far as I'm concerned.
Played it many times and has always been the finest example of the "pastoral" style whom Finzi was the exemplar of...
Gregory Smith
http://gregory-smith.com
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Author: donald
Date: 2014-12-16 06:11
Kia ora,
I'd have to say (augmenting my previous post) that the slow mvt from the Finzi is unrivalled among concerti written for our instrument- in fact last time I performed this was as an encore after another concerto, and I described it as "simply the most beautiful piece of music ever written" which was a bit over the top, but the audience was convinced! [incidentally, we rehearsed the Finzi encore mvt for almost as long as the main concerto being performed- a new one by a NZ composer that has not been performed a 2nd time...]
The Stanford concerto is a great work, with many opportunities to play expressively, and many moments that call for YOU to work a bit at the interpretation. ie it's a great vehicle for YOUR imagination and musicality.
From the Spohr concerti, I still maintain (though Tony Pay, among others, differs in opinion) that the concerto #2 is the most musical. The outer movements have many virtuoso moments but lots of lyrical opportunities, and the slow mvt (which I've performed with piano many times as "filler" in recital programs) is very lyric.
dn
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Author: Gregory Smith ★2017
Date: 2014-12-27 12:52
I've listened and re-listened to the Finzi concerto with the two Collins' performances and have come to the following conclusion:
The 1988 performance in comparison to the 2012 recording is more exuberant and naturally flowing than the 2012 performance.
Maybe the 1988 performance is more spontaneous and rhapsodic, the 2012 performance while conducting the LSO being more "mature" the legato intervals (vocal intervals) are more apparent in the London Sinfonia (1988) performance and the pacing in the earlier performance are more naturally occurring to me.
He still "owns" this composition IMO and no one even comes close to his interpretation - his "spread" throat tones notwithstanding - but his own understanding of the work is unparalleled in the British pastoral style.
Gregory Smith
http:///www.gregory.mith.com
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Author: AClarinet
Date: 2014-12-27 14:54
My teacher is British and when when I played the Finzi , his way of seeing the Concerto was just amazing !
It was that piece that helped me with the control over the instrument and express intensity with the sound and not with movement or dinamics.
Is, indeed, my favorite clarinet concerto and I'm going to play it in 2015 with orchestra instead of piano. Robert Plane has a wonderful recording of it, I don't like the ones by Mr. Collins.
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