La Traviata

[asfbass]

very very good but @sonataopus73 Sabine Meyer is one of the best not the finest Stanley Drucker sits on that throne

[clarivilla]

bravo

[Frieza079]

i love this piece so much! it is very underplayed but one of my favorite clarinet pieces.

[ube2006]

very good clarinet player!! :D

[ayuprnkcller]

Very well played. But I think if you listened to the arias in the opera, you can probably get a better understanding of how to phrase, dynamics, etc.

[giorgioneuquen]

yo estudie clarinete con el General Peron y la embocadura jamàs se practica con la punta del pene!!! sonido pedorreico. Auf Wiedersehen... vayanse a ala chucha todos los uevones.

[Lostguy365]

All the argument about movement is stupid. Some clarinetists move around like they are having a seizure. Others are so still that you wonder if they are actually still alive as they are playing. As long as the end product is good(and I mean the auditory product), does it really matter how he moves or does not move? I move some during play. Some movements can be destructive to playing while others just help the player himself get through the piece. So moving. Whatever. Just enjoy his performance.

[juligassner]

i think he did a great job! andi i can say this for sure because i' m a clarinetist, too...

[panggosarreal]

isa kang halimaw.. IDOL IDOL!!! sana ganyan din ako kagaling!

[HenryMidfields]

I heard an orchestral version of this, with Martin Frost playing; he was good too.

On another note, I've noticed that although the piece is for clarinet and orchestra, it's not considered a concerto. Does anyone know why? I've always referred this piece as the 'La Traviata Concerto'.

[inturtaner]

Its been referred to a concertino- the difference between a concerto and concertino is the structure- Concerto has three movements and concertino has one (usually).

[sonataopus73]

1. As a professional clarinetist myself, I have to say that all the stupid, negative comments about this outstanding young soloist's physical movement, etc. are so obviously from envious amateurs and other hacks who likely couldn't play their way out of a paper bag. If not, I challenge them each to post their own clips showing them doing better than this performer. Go look up Sabine Meyer on YouTube; she's probably the finest clarinet soloist in the world, and she moves more than anyone.

[dodddd29383]

and thus, I strongly doubt your claim as a professional clarinettist. a real pro wouldn't be so immature.

One more thing.... I think that DuyTran played wonderfully, better than he did in the Rimsky-Korsakov piece. His movements are more consistent with his dynamics. Still, I think he is moving too much. Although some movement might be considered "musical expression", too much seems like showmanship, not musicianship. Try not to move around on every not you play.

[klarinetta]

In my opinion Sabine Meyer is good but not great. I for example think that Wensel Fusch is better for the German style of playing. And yes you do have to close your eyes to listen to her as the moving is disturbing.

[sonataopus73]

2. Add to that list David Shifrin, Jon Manasse, Richard Stoltzman, Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr... I studied with all four of them, and they all move in this way when they play. People, it's customary when you're sitting in a band that you conform to sitting mostly still, but soloists and chamber musicians are more free to do what works for them in feeling the music, expressing, cuing and projecting.

[dodddd29383]

you are also making the logical mistake of saying that "because these four people I studied with move, and since they are world-class, it's ok to move". Your examples are only from a small fraction of the whole clarinettist group....and three of them are american.

Although I'm not against moving around a reasonable amount, your way of arguing so is so immature and illogical so that it makes no sense at all.

[sonataopus73]

3. Anyone who does not understand this is clearly inexperienced, not an artist, and is not qualified to judge or perform these kinds or levels of music. People who criticize and nitpick the irrelevant are known as COWS... always MOOing though they have nothing of substance to say.

[dodddd29383]

sonataopus73, you're the idiot, if you have ever learned the art of debate. "anyone who does not understand this is a cow" is a logical fallacy because other people may disagree with you and then you say they don't understand.

Another thing you're missing to notice is that critics do not necessarily have to be good performers themselves. Have you seen any music critics giving concerts themselves? Or any culinary critics cooking themselves?

[Loves2dance13]

This was beautiful!!!!! I would love to learn this I play clarinet as well. Where did you get the music?

[sour7lemon]

Gah! i love vocal repertoire on instruments, especially the Clarinet, because as Mozart said, the clarinet sounds the most like a voice out of all the instruments.

[crisarman]

lupet mo!!!!!

[crisarman]

where can i get this piece??

[808bandgeek]

how long did you have this piece?? i just got mine and i have about 1-2 months to prepare it. it sounded amazing though. great job!!!! please message me back if you can help me in anyway. thank you

-chelsea

[Ryancuasay]

nice tone color "but" too much movement keep up the good work boy! im also i clarinetist i play that piece a lot of times

[Rootikoo]

This man is excellent. I enjoyed listening to to this a lot. However, he moves too much, and that was visually not so hot. Otherwise, keep up the great work!

[Mascagnano]

Meno male che ci sono tanti ignoranti che ti elogiano! Io però non sono tra questi. Comincia a cantare col clarinetto, prima di eseguire la Traviata!

[AALLJJNNDDRR]

you rock the clarinet, dude

[rememberthisname]

oooh! i love the clarinet! and i love la traviata! and i love YOU! haha. just playing. but that aside, you play beautifully :)

[edwin5112]

WOW ! YOU'RE GREAT SOLOIST...you have a good tone quality.... keep it that..

[poissonives]

u suck so bad man

why dou need a neck strap

that shit for beginners

[xheartbreakxer]

wow..seriously dude? you sound like the biggest nerd/loser ever lol like not even kidding...you're attempting to diss a clarinet player...now how about you take some of that time you spend jacking off and wasting ur piece of a shit life on a computer and think about that for a while hun,take care.

and by the way that was a well played solo. =]

[poissonives]

ummmmm i am a clarinet player. but i don't feel the need to put up videos of myself playing so that people can praise me.. especially when the playing sucks.

and i don't spend my life on a computer unlike yourself, seeing your profile it seems as though you're the loser on the net. see you!

[HIkeda126]

You both have no relevancy in your arguments. One thing, a neck strap is not just for beginners. I've seen professional players use them and they are very helpful.

And Duy is not a bad player either. Keep in mind that this is probably recorded on a digital cam corder or something of that sort. Not all of the sound quality is going to be absorbed into the tape.

[pablosaxo]

this young player is fantastic, and what is the problem with the neck strap???

[aussietomo]

does anyone know where to get a free score of this music? i would really love to learn it.

[edwin5112]

more practice pare ko!

[okkoker]

Exelent! I play clarinet too but that well.. WOAH!

[danbordo]

I really enjoy listening to your song, its so well done. thanks for posting it!

[Taketakeyan]

Good player!　

[213141]

good!

[yewnaasam]

excellent tone!

[tinaangelo]

oh hello kapingga

[thexredxrosexuchiha]

dude, nice job, but why did you keep swaying back and forth? it looked like you were supposed to be playing in a jazz thing. great job though, just a minor critique. keep it up.

[Clarinet16]

exelent!

[CMvWeber]

Great! can you please upload your interpretations of works by Weber?

you have great technique

[tmoose007]

WHOA. you are amazing. Man, you rock.

[operagirl81]

OMG that was absolutely truley amazing!!! How old are you?? What a treat for the ears. I used to play the clarinet. I miss it! Anyways, awesome awesome work on La Traviata!!!

[nycdavid68]

sounds great. You have to keep working on your intonation and sounds like at times that you are spreading your sound on some of your notes and losing focus. which could explain some of your intonation problems. Good luck

[kriskarson]

Wow, very very nice!

[parsimus]

Nice. I've played this piece too... Keep on the good work!