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Françaix vs Nielsen in orchestral auditions

Author: eduardo94
Date: 2015-09-16 02:46

Which piece do you think is better for a orchestral audition or solo competition between:

Theme and variations (J. Françaix) or Clarinet Concerto (C. Nielsen)?

All orchestral auditions ask for Mozart, and sometimes, one more piece. Do you prefer Françaix theme and variations or Nielsen concerto as contrast for Mozart?

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Re: Françaix vs Nielsen in orchestral auditions

Author: DavidBlumberg
Date: 2015-09-16 06:53

Nielsen

I had 2 students at the Phila Intl Festival last year who one played one, and other played the other.

The 15 yr old who had played for 3 years nailed the Francaix. Wouldn't have been the same for the Nielsen.

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Re: Françaix vs Nielsen in orchestral auditions

Author: clarinetist04
Date: 2015-09-16 20:41

I feel the Nielsen has much more complex and significant moments for musical expression than the Francaix, which while still difficult from an articulation standpoint really isn't that bad of a piece once you can nail a B Major scale.

So yeah, agreed with David. Nielsen = much better audition choice.

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Re: Françaix vs Nielsen in orchestral auditions

Author: cigleris
Date: 2015-09-17 03:01

Orchestras in Denmark always ask the Nielsen alongside Mozart and Debussy.

Peter Cigleris

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