Concertino da Camera Movement 1: Allegro con moto, by Jacques Ibert

[shysaxguy]

I like how people have to advertize themselves in their comments.

[saxchick1951]

oops...you played all those notes to perfection and I left the "p" out of accompanist!

[saxchick1951]

This is a great reference for both soloist and accomanist! I'm glad you posted it; it's difficult to come by such a fine performance, especially with piano accompaniment (as opposed to the many recordings with orchestra). Thank you for sharing.

[clarocosta]

You are one of the best saxophone player . Very Weell. God Blased you .

[Lvin4Him]

Beautiful!!!!



[zoulekSAX]

This is very well done! Thank you for posting it.

[masapell]

I don't know enough about classical saxophone, but to me this sounds incredible!!! I am just a simple 41 year old church sax player, but I have heard enough playing over the years to know that this is awesome.  I actually met Rousseau back in high school, when he did a clinic in an honor band that I took part in.

I really like that amazing altissimo run. I have never heard this piece, nor seen the music, but that was highly impressive.

My wife graduated from WTAMU also! Great Job!!

[TheFerrariboy15]

Also why change the begining of section "B" the run should have been the same as the pianist. Also i have no clue who told you that Ibert was a Neoclassical composer because he isnt!! If he was he would have never written a piece for Siguard Rascher a loose cannon soloist!!

[dannyback42]

@TheFerrariboy15 A couple of things...As to the neoclassical issue, here are the only sources I have access to in my office:“A Comprehensive Guide to the Saxophone Repertoire” by Jean-Marie Londeix’s and “Jean-Marie Londeix’s, Master of the Modern Saxophone”, by James Umble.

“Reminiscent of the music of Ravel, the Concertino da Camera is in the Neoclassic style.”

“In his music, Ibert combines the most felicitous moods and techniques of Impressionism and Neo-Classicism”. Also, try google.

[TheFerrariboy15]

in the "B" section you did a great job!!! Even though you did a great job making it lyrical your were cutting the value of some your notes. I wish you would have kept them at the length they were written. Your altissimo was great but a bit pinched at the top try playing those notes without using your jaw to acheive them..when going that high only your tongue should change the pitch not your jaw!

[dannyback42]

@TheFerrariboy15 I think that it is particularly interesting that, considering all of the negativity that you feel free to share with myself and others, you begin the one video of your playing with a plea for only positive comments. Perhaps you should watch what you post. For all those interested, you should check out The Ferrariboy15's youtube channel. Very educational.

[shysaxguy]

@TheFerrariboy15 He is a professional saxophone player, you don't need to tell him how to play it. And by the way, you change pitch with the shape of your mouth, not your tongue :P <------

[sax1eco]

es un gran trabajo hecho a un gran nivel, mis mas sinceras felicitaciones tanto el saxofonista como a la pianista. excelente entendimiento de la música, precisión y el estilo correcto, impresionante la facilidad que se ve con la qe interpretan esta obra tan compleja. felicidades

[stenzi517]

nice tone!

[XdarkdomainX]

one other question, how long did it take you to learn this? and how often did you practice it?

[dannyback42]

@XdarkdomainX To learn it for the first time, I would say it took about 2 months. This video, however, was done about 11 years and numerous performances after that. At that time I practiced about 7 to 8 hours a day. I haven't done that in years, though.

[vykinkintas]

nice, what do you think about vandoren v5 a45? also, where have you studied, or studying at the moment?

[dannyback42]

@vykinkintas I'm not all that wild about Vandoren, but that's just a preference. My MB and MFA are from West Texas A&M University and my DMA is from University of Michigan where I studied with Don Sinta.

[krlowe]

@dannyback42 I thought I heard a little Don Sinta in there. ;)

[vykinkintas]

may i ask you, what mouthpiece do you use? sounds brilliant.

[dannyback42]

@vykinkintas Thanks. I use a Selmer S90 180 with a Charles Bay ligature.

[XdarkdomainX]

Great tone!!!! but if im not mistaken it is taken a little too slow....

[dannyback42]

@XdarkdomainX Thanks...Actually, I just checked the tempo. The sheet music says quarter note=126.

The "A" section in my performance was right at 126. I did speed up to 130 in the "B" section.

I too, in my younger years, used to play this faster. Ibert is considered to be a Neoclassical composer. Among other things, this means if he wrote 126, he meant 126. Neoclassical composers expected their instructions to be followed precisely. I must confess that I took it faster at some competitions.

[XdarkdomainX]

@dannyback42 but if you look at mules playing of it?? its more like 140 if you ask me, now i dont have a metronome in front of me but its definatly faster, and he is, of course, the "master"

[WildAvlin]

@XdarkdomainX Mule plays is extraordinarily fast. If you listen to other people, Rousseau and others, you will hear it at the tempo it was mean't to be played at. Any faster than this, then you take away from the speed of the third movement. Wonderful job @dannyback42 , very impressive

[XdarkdomainX]

@WildAvlin of course he played wonderfullly, i was a little mistaken. the problem has been resovled

[dannyback42]

Thanks a lot.

Daniel

[iStump6]

Wow, this is incredible! You have an amazing tone, and your range is amazing. Great job by you and your accompanist.

[saxboi94]

what is your setup. im about to be a senior and was wondering what horn and mouthpiece you play on.

p.s. you have an excellent sound

[dannyback42]

@saxboi94 Thank you very much.

I play on a Selmer Paris Super Action Series (the first one), selmer s90 180 mouthpiece, a neck without lacquer, a bay vintage model gold ligature, and #3 Vandoren reeds.

[TheDeLouuu]

amazing. I heard this when i visited a master class at UMass Amherst, memorized and all, by a student and I fell in love in with this piece (mainly this movement, the part where it goes down to the low b's and such is so awesome to not only hear but play also) So I will hopefully play it in college, unfortunately my main is tenor, so there's a possibility. But simply amazing, great job!

[dbassi141]

Can you tell me how you got the high f? I can't get past a d and I am trying to learn this for school =/

You were amazing! This is the only recording I'm listening to for guidance. SO expressive and pretty and smooth, and yet pin-point accurate.

[dannyback42]

@dbassi141 Sorry for the late response. Thanks for your kind words.

With respect to the high F...The best advice I can give is to continue to work on overtones. Be sure that you are achieving the harmonic change with the shape of your oral cavity instead of adding pressure to the reed.

Some mouthpieces, ones that sound beautiful, don't always allow us to play all the way up there. My teacher, Don Sinta, said that you have to love your sound first. Range is secondary. Also read his book: Voicing.

[dannyback42]

@dbassi141 The process of extending your range will take time. Be patient and only work on voicing for 30 minutes or less a day. Any more and you will be too tired and it will just piss you off.

Sirens helped me out a ton. That is where you play a high note (start with just a palm D) and see how far you can bend it down while maintaining a tone. Continue on up as high as you can go. Remember, you should not use your embouchure to achieve an overtone. You should use your oral cavity. Good luck.

[c2thorn]

love the super F!

[luisitosax]

Well done!! nice technique , intonation and sound.

[citizengar]

Great job!

[lundijuno106]

no comments on piano part, as always.

[dannyback42]

@lundijuno106 Her name is Jun Okada and is a fantastic and energetic performer. Michigan State and University of Michigan are fortunate to have her around.

[lundijuno106]

@dannyback42 sorry for the unkind tone of my precedent comment.Beside I don't like this kind of composition, you play it very well. I'm a pianist and I'm preparing this piece for a sax degree, and I find this trascription very very difficult to play for me. This is a piece for a particular ensemble, kind a 11 soloists part.

[packer455]

That was awesome! Can you teach me to play that this summer?

[dannyback42]

@packer455 Sure.

[jbargermusic]

Great performance, Daniel! Where was this video taken?

[dannyback42]

@jbargermusic, Thanks. This is from my first DMA recital at University of Michigan. This is the Stamps Auditorium in the brand new (at the time) Walgreen Drama Center on the University of Michigan Campus. Yes, the building was sponsored by the drug store.

[jbargermusic]

@dannyback42 Haha, that's awesome. I was also impressed with the accompanist - I've performed this with two different accompanists and really appreciate a performance as strong as this on both your parts!

[dannyback42]

@jbargermusic She is wonderful. Her name is Jun Okada. She lives in Lansing and plays for Michigan and Michigan State saxes (among others). If you notice, she never turns any pages during Ibert...if you could see her music, she has reduced the sheet music down to 1in. x 1 1/2in. "pages" so she can see the whole movement. The way I understand it, she's not looking at the notes but at the shapes on the page and that's enough to remind her of her part. I wish I could take her with me.