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Author: cigleris
Date: 2007-11-08 12:00
Does anybody have any experience with this? I didn't know he wrote one until i did some research into pieces to go along side the Quartet for the End of Time. I have the dots and it looks interesting.
Anyone perforemed it?
Peter Cigleris
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Author: Gregory Smith ★2017
Date: 2007-11-08 12:23
Hi Pete -
Many times. One of the great "undiscovered" masterpieces of the 20th century repertoire including clarinet. Very rewarding for both performer and listener. I prefer it in many ways to the quintet.
IMO, there is an exquisite recording that stands above the rest - one that Mitchell Lurie made with the Muir Quartet just a few years back. Faithful to the score with a great interpretive depth. Quite moving.
Gregory Smith
http://www.gregory-smith.com
Post Edited (2007-11-08 12:33)
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Author: shmeon
Date: 2007-11-08 16:31
The Hindemith is a great piece for a great ensemble of instruments. I have always enjoyed playing with violin and cello because the clarinet can play in both ranges. I feel that lots of the clarinet writing bridges the gap between the violin and cello range. As a clarinetist we need to be very flexible in our tone color to match the different instruments we're playing with. Balance was a key issue in this piece the last time I performed it. If I remember correctly, a lot of the writing in the outer movements is quite noisy and it is a challenge to bring out the lines that need to be heard. As with a lot of other Hindemith his writing can be very 'academic' sounding if it isn't apporached with extreme attention to phrasing and musicality. The slow movement of this piece is a wonderful solo movement for the clarinet. And if you are going to start rehearsing this piece you really need to look at the end of the last movement. The rhythm in the piano is much different from the way it sounds. It took my group a 2 hour rehearsal just to line everything up in the last section. It is quite difficult. It's a great piece though and I highly recommend it.
-shmeon
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Author: Ryan25
Date: 2007-11-08 17:40
I performed this piece on a recital with the Messiean and it worked very well I thought.
I love the Lurie recording that Greg Smith mentioned. The Boston Chamber players recording with Will Hudgins is pretty nice as well allthough I like the Lurie recording more.
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Author: Ed
Date: 2007-11-08 18:11
I think it is a great piece. I think that much of Hindemith is overlooked. He is a tremendous composer who deserves to be played much more.
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Author: cigleris
Date: 2007-11-09 09:47
Ed i have to agree with you totally. Hindemith really needs to be given more air time. Not sure when i'll perform this along side the Quartet for the End of Time but i'll make a big thing of it.
Thanks for the msgs i'll look out for those recordings but some recordings from the States are hard to come by here in the UK. I may be in America early next year so I could look then.
Peter Cigleris
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Author: Gregory Smith ★2017
Date: 2007-11-09 13:54
Lurie/Muir performances located/purchased here:
http://muirstringquartet.com/recordings.html
The Mozart/Brahms recordings are also superb showing that Lurie did some of his most outstanding playing near the very end of his long and distinguished performing career.
Scroll further down the page to "Bassoon Classics" and there are some quite beautiful arrangements that include clarinet (one or two of which were arranged by Lurie) including a performance of the Glinka Trio - an outstanding and intelligent performance from a thoughtful group of top flite chamber musicians.
Gregory Smith
http://www.gregory-smith.com
BTW, it is certainly a very long play to combine the Hindemith and the Messiaen (the Messiaen requiring almost all of one's faculties alone), but the two go together extremely well.
Post Edited (2007-11-09 14:05)
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