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Elliot Carter clarinet concerto

Author: raddatcj
Date: 2006-03-13 17:02

This past saturday night the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and the University of Minnesota put on a concert that included Elliott Carters clarinet concerto. The piece was mind blowingly difficult but Timothy Paradise(Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra) played it with apparent ease. I was amazed by his control of altissimo staccato and his pinkies were moving so fast it seemed they were just a blur. It was an amazing performance which was enhanced by the presence of Mr. Elliot Carter in the audience. I havn't heard of anyone mentioning Mr. Paradise in this discussion before. Does anyone know anything about him...if he teaches...who his teachers were? Also, how difficult was the concerto?...it looked and sounded very complex....how is it rated compared to other virtuosic 20th century works. I don't think I've ever heard a more difficult piece played live.

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