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Re: Solo de Concours Messager

Author: Nessie1
Date: 2009-12-03 15:22

Well, I would say that this is a big piece (in the sense of challenging but also one which makes a big impression). It calls for a lot of different technical and musical skills. You do not say whether you have a teacher but I would go along with the idea that you would get some help from one with the questions that you raise. However here are a few thoughts.

Although it is a showy piece, do give it plenty of variety in dynamics and be lyrical at the right times.

At the beginning, do make sure you double dot the quarters. Towards the end of the opening allegro there are a couple of long phrases which you
will need to prepare your breathing for.

The slow section is, of course more lyrical. When the piano takes over the melody and you have sextuplets, do bear in mind that you are accompanying the melody until you gradually build up the dynamic and come back in with the end of the melody which then fades away until you come to the cadenza.

Ah yes, the cadenza. Give your self time to breath and get round the notes. This will be better than rushing and "fluffing" some of it. Towards the end gradually get faster until you reach the top note. Things then wind down in the last few phrases.

When the piano comes back in with the version of the opening this can be quite subdued and even a little rubato until you burst in. In approach to the allegro vivo I think it is nice to take a little time between those big jumps to make the audience wonder what's going to happen.

The allegro vivo is mainly a question of fingers and working out where you can breathe (easier said than done). The bit that always worries me is the little run down in sixes near the end. Once you've done that, just be grateful that someone obviously tipped Messager off that F major was the easiest arpeggio on the clarinet.

Good luck anyway!

Vanessa.

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