Author: Doug Ramsdell
Date: 2002-07-31 03:43
I have in front of me a CD titled "Orchestral Excerps for Clarinet" on Summit Records DCD-161, played by Larry Combs. It's got a lot of the major excerpts (though not the Mozart Concerto) and it's just Mr. Combs in a studio, playing the excerpts (seemingly effortlessly) and adding some spoken commentary outlining the critical issues in each excerpt. Worth its weight in gold, in MY opinion anyway! (I think Fred Weiner carries it, and believe it or not I've seen it in Borders too.)
Also, Kalmus (music publishers in Boca Raton, FL) publish a lot of orchestral parts in the standard rep, and you can build your "orchestral ears" by ordering specific parts and just listening to, say, the Beethoven 4 played by [your favorite orchestra here] with the music in your lap and the headphones on your head. Great way to "be" in an orchestra and hear what's going on around "you." (just remember to turn the headphones around so the double basses are on your left, and the violins on your right, to replicate the correct stereo pan onstage.)
Also, I don't know where your journey will end, but I wish you all the fun there is, on the journey itself!!
cheers
Doug R
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