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Author: keyChange
Date: 2017-05-07 11:07
I have a competition in about 7 months and I can't decide whether to play the Nielson concerto or the Francaix Concerto.
It has to be one of these two per competition rules and it has to be 1-2 movements totaling about 10 minutes.
Right now I'm leaning towards movements 3/4 or the franciax.
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Author: Ed Lowry
Date: 2017-05-08 04:11
Just make sure you spell both of the composers' names correctly -- and consistently! ![[rotate]](http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/smileys/smiley25.gif) .
Both are great pieces.
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Author: CapnCheapo
Date: 2017-05-08 06:52
Something to note if you decide to use the Francaix- the piano reduction is very busy, sometimes with 3 staves. Your pianist will want some extra time to put it together, and unless he/she is super-human they will be looking for "voices" to cut from the part.
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2017-05-08 15:26
For the Nielsen, you'll need a virtuoso snare drummer. For the Françaix, you'll need to be perfectly comfortable playing fancy roulades in the key of B.
Ken Shaw
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Author: rmk54
Date: 2017-05-08 22:05
Something to note if you decide to use the Francaix- the piano reduction is very busy, sometimes with 3 staves. Your pianist will want some extra time to put it together, and unless he/she is super-human they will be looking for "voices" to cut from the part.
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I believe the new edition has an edited piano part that is more idiomatic.
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Author: clarinetist04
Date: 2017-05-09 01:05
Francaix 3+4 sounds like a good idea. As RMK said, the new version of the Francaix, published by Transatlantique, is not only more idiomatic for piano (but the part is still quite difficult - hopefully the competition is providing the accompanist) but it's also cheaper. There are a few mistakes in the clarinet part, though, which can be found in the March 2016 issue of The Clarinet magazine.
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Author: Klose ★2017
Date: 2017-05-09 01:09
I suppose this is the last round of the competition and the candidates will play with an orchestra? Nielsen is a bit easier to play with orchestra.
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Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2017-05-09 16:18
My feeling, the Nielson is more musical but the Franciax is more showy. But that's me.
ESP eddiesclarinet.com
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Author: Simon Aldrich
Date: 2017-05-10 01:32
If you play the Francaix, it would not be a bad idea to play it on A clarinet. There is a transcription by Mitchell Lurie floating around out there.
Simon
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Author: clarinetist04
Date: 2017-05-10 22:51
Check the rules of your competition. I recently saw one with these criteria, but it required Francaix's first movement. If the choices were Nielsen or the 1st mvt of Francaix, Nielsen every time.
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