Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique on Eb Clarinet

[thike7]

I think it sounds, too friendly. Where are the witches? The devil itself? It must be vicious. But nice sound.

[IrishPotatoSack]

LOL People get over the neck strap... Your just jelous because you don't have one :P

[Whispersvideo]

An incredible demonstration, thank you!

[pebblesoffury09]

The neck strap does more than hold up the intrument. It causes more pressure to be concentrated on the mouth and less on the thumb. This forces the player to have a more concentrated sound, but also allows the hands to move more freely.

[TheJackabee]

@pebblesoffury09 Shut up.

[pebblesoffury09]

@TheJackabee Go lick a left nut

[HazelBath09]

yay now I know what I am supposed to sound like when doing solos :) just gotta pratice now. Thanks :)

[VetBoi87]

LOL there is no need for a neck strap for an Eb clarinet! haha

[HIkeda126]

He might have been practicing on Bb or A prior to this and might not have bothered to take it off =P

[porsche911sbs]

very good

but do you really need a neckstrap? I mean, those E-flats are like, 12 ounces!

[xHuntedGunzPCGx]

He's being cautious and takign good care of his instrument.

[pianomancuber91]

@porsche911sbs It helps with issues like tendinitis and carpal tunnel. It GREATLY reduces the strain. It might not seem like much but after playing for 10 years without one, all that fine movement has taken its toll. Tendinitis can develop either by fast sever trauma or by a slow gradual buildup.

[jojo3luver]

@porsche911sbs Ya but it kills your thumb to hold it and support it. : )

[porsche911sbs]

@pianomancuber91 @jojo3luver I think a nice thumb pad does just fine.

Plus, most of history's greatest clarinetist spent their entire careers without any neckstrap. Benny Goodman sure didn't use one and I never heard of him complaining about joint pain.

[InuYashaetKagome]

C'est "songe d'une nuit de Sabbat"

songe= a sort of dream

nuit= night

Sabbat= sabbath

[Gandalfgrayhame]

You are meant to be a witch. I think the way you play it is a bit too nice to be a witch, but the tuning is very good.

[joethemusician]

i played this in my first professional orchestral audition. terrifying!!!! If I may make one suggestion... pay attention to the rhythm so it never changes! Your trills are incredible but sometimes the pickups before them were just slightly off (just slightly). You really play this very well!

[Megsays]

Repeated measure 26-28 was a high C..then at the end on the off beats were all B naturals.

[pratte1975]

Wow - impressive. great control and no overblowwing the register changes.Nice dynamic control in upper register. What was that repeated top note? E?

[ViolaClarinetti158]

holy....crap (in a good way)

[rachelandthecupcakec]

Absolutely amazing!!!!

[clarinetguy10]

what kind of reed do you have to have for the eb clarinet because i was thinking about getting one of them

[Flutechito]

Is that SMART MUSIC you are using?

[spyderclar]

very interresting I love Eb clarinet !!!!!!!

[smashbrosfan13]

me too. it's sounds so vivid and bright!

[foreignboy221]

a ton better than when i played it haha

[chibitamanoyume]

Very nice! Wonderful!

[aznpiccplayer123]

I have this same part for piccolo. It's an Eb clarinet/piccolo duet in the whole orchestra version.

[nickysaxpiccolo]

ouch

Eb and piccolo duet....

my ears would fall off....and i love piccolo

[aznpiccplayer123]

Yeah, except that the picc's not playing in the third octave, so it's not as bad. Imagine if it was like the picc solo to stars and stripes forever plus Eb clarinet in the same octaves with out tuning. XD

[HIkeda126]

Haha, depends on the players. If they can match pitch, it's not bad.

[scclarinet2012]

That was great. Keep playing.

[quintron3]

Very nice. I remember when I had to learn that section. I was very tricky with all of the grace notes. Good job.

[RandomVendetta]

Very nice. :D