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Author: Tam Ngo
Date: 2001-11-20 19:14
anyone know where I can get a good recording online and offline?
also, what's the nyssma level?
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Author: GBK
Date: 2001-11-20 19:54
Concerto #2 in Eb, Op.57 by Spohr is NYSSMA Level 6. The required movements are either 1&2 or 2&3.
Recordings of this work are plentiful. The Leister recording is on Orfeo. The Disc number is C 088 201 A
For a different style of playing, try Ottensamer on Naxos. The disc number is 8.550689 ...GBK
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Author: Ken Shaw
Date: 2001-11-20 21:04
The first movement of the Spohr Concerto # 2 has what are for me the most difficult licks he wrote. Still, if you duck that movement and play the second and third, you'll be a step behind the people who play the first movement.
The Leister recording is perfect but soulless and, as far as I'm concerned, unmusical. It's like he's sleepwalking. The Ottensamer is considerably better. The John Denman recording is better yet, but it may not be in print.
Best regards.
Ken Shaw
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Author: GBK
Date: 2001-11-21 01:17
Ken...I spoke to Karl Leister this year at Clarinetfest, and asked him about his Spohr recordings. He told me that the preparation was a huge undertaking, and the concerti were all recorded within 2 separate five day sessions, counting some "touch ups".
He also said that a big part of his preparation was listening to as many of Spohr's other works as was possible (especially the vocal pieces), to try to truly understand him as a composer.
I also agree with you, that for me, Leister's recordings of these works are now surpassed by Ottensamer. His playing has more depth. Some of the tempi are exciting, and on the edge. The overall recording fidelity, and the presence of the clarinet is clearer and truer. These recordings should now be considered the "standard"...GBK
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Author: Keil
Date: 2001-11-22 04:45
i just want to say that i LOVE this concerto, it's my all time favorite Spohr Concerto, if i had to have a signature piece this would most definetly be it!
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Author: MarlboroughMan
Date: 2012-02-28 17:03
You can hear the first movement performed by Michael Collins on Youtube here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3AQ3g_b_RQ
The Leister recordings are important to me--they were among the first I heard to help me realize the direction I needed to take to reach my goals as a player, and they still serve as a touchstone for a certain ideal of clarinetistry for me (not to immitate, but almost as a monument of sorts to what can be done in a technical sense). They are not as dramatic as some other recordings--there are others, such as Sabine's recording of the 4th, that have become my favorites-- but they remain performances that I feel every serious player ought to hear. It's a very short list I have of those sort of recordings, but these are on it.
My advice: buy them while you can--they are getting tougher to find (and the prices are getting higher). The Ottensamer recordings are excellent too, as metioned above, though if I had to choose, it would be for the Leister.
Eric
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The Jazz Clarinet
http://thejazzclarinet.blogspot.com/
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Author: Phurster
Date: 2012-03-03 06:55
I think I have just about all of the above recordings. When Leister's recording came out, I thought it was amazing; seamless legato, beautiful staccato and Leister's subtle (compared to those who play french clarinets) phrasing. I also loved Ottensamer's recording, however the intonation on some of the high notes is a little dodgy (mind you whose isn't?).
To me though the 'standard' is Antony Pay's recording. It's available on Itunes and I recommend it to anyone interested in excellent clarinet playing. He captures the multitude of moods in these works and handles the considerable technical difficulties effortlessly. It is an amazing recording.
Chris Ondaatje.
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