Poulenc Clarinet Sonata - Michael Collins, Julien Quentin - Verbier 2007

[MrSouzy]

this is quite simply fantastic! 

[KurayamiAsuke]

This is soo much faster than the CBDA requirement O____o but this man is magnificent! I will always appreciate the amazing gift so few people are given to be able to play such beautiful music <3 <3

[getzfan1]

Excellent! Thanks for posting. Are the other 2 parts posted? Anyone know which Clarinet and mouthpiece he uses?

[KurayamiAsuke]

@getzfan1 there's a good chance (but this is just a guess) that he uses something along the lines of Vandoren 5RV Lyre Bb clarinet mouthpiece, i just recently bought one and it's fairly new to the vandoren series-- it's know for control in all registers for flexibility and open sound. Just seems like something that would make this music sounds so rich (but that could just be his phenomonal talent ^_^ )

[crazykay111]

i couldn't play that for the life of me. I'd fall out after the first couple of measures!

[remiquaver]

Just wow! He makes it sound so easy and it really isn't! What a dude! xD And his tonguing- awesome!

[lulzomgwadafa]

i hope i can play this well for my audition! haha.

[TrabalRipoll]

Very nice and beautiful played.

[xandeer18]

God I hate that last run, it's a bitch at high speed. Kudos, that was quick :)

[UNSC123Runite]

so good so good so good such a fun fun fun a fun fun fun piece

[MrSimoncollins28]

Good on you acacia house/mc!!! :-)

[TheAcaciahouse]

well matejpatek, you really show your utter ignorance. How can you justify "you don't like him as a person", have you met him? Have you made music with him? I think the answer is no. I suggest you check your facts before you write something so empty as this. You Mr Mateipatek are one empty vessel. Roll on Michael Collins you are so amazing!!!!

[MrSimoncollins28]

Matejepat: go kill yourself, that's my dad. You don't apressiate good music!!!

[felix365clarinet]

@MrSimoncollins28 your dad is amazing!!!

[fernie51296]

he plays this fast! cool!! but his tone is okay.

[florisMasterBates]

i totally came all over myself

[iljcx]

very beautiful :DDDDD



[claribole80]

Sans faute, c'est mieux................

[frclarinette]

I prefer Paul Meyer's rendition

[xHuntedGunzPCGx]

@frclarinette When I listened to his interpretation I liked that he was much more animated. But his tone falls short of Michael Collins. Personally I think the tone should be under control at all times and not be "jazzy" in this sonata.

[matejpatek]

Nearly perfect, though I don't like the man.

[xHuntedGunzPCGx]

@matejpatek What is that supposed to mean?

[matejpatek]

@xHuntedGunzPCGx I mean I must bow to him as a musician (though I don't quite like some moments, it would be weird if I loved it to the last detail, wouldn't it?) but don't like him as a person. To me he seems way too much like an actor - and this kind of shown self-confidence is always distracting and can do harm to a very good performance. That's it.

[ahahanjun]

a tone to die for

[perrytheplatypus41]

Thumbs up if you're here because of CBDA clarinet auditions xD

[ahahanjun]

@perrytheplatypus41 hahaha fosho

[Bernsteincopland]

@quartercherries lmao



[Glinkaism1]

This is highly spirited and so a delight to here. I recall a motif or two that Poulenc used in other works.

[sweetartz04]

Oh god... I have to play that for my solo... :|

[yingtone]

... i wish i could do that.

[megakrazydave1]

pretty good.

[Tarcila62078]

wow he is really good. i think karl leister plays this piece a litte bit better buht michael collins without a doubt is very very good!

[schnitzngigglez]

Never in my dreams can I do this solo this fast. God bless you.

[WilliamFranklin23456]

I am glad mrclean comments on the more refined parts of performing this type of music!

[WilliamFranklin23456]

I read the prior comment by mrclean and I think the notes are clipped short because on the sheet music there it is marked "marcato" ....

[mrclean097]

Nice performance, but the tonguing wth the fast sixteenths in the beginning is sloppy and some of the notes are clipped too short. Open your ears people. Gorgeous tone though.

[hjiuhfhrehui]

BEST PREFORMANCE EVER ( of this piece ) !!!

[netclari]

what a beautiful song!!

[denils]

buenisimo!

[alerr28]

excelente!!!

[ncgtr]

Beautiful. The energy is amazing

[Pianoantics]

Excellent playing even the page turner did a good job...

[egozarg]

awesome but...too much shouted.

however great job.

[acemermaid]

wish I could play this well! fab!

[pvillemusician]

quite exuberant. interesting how high his fingers come off the key holes :|

[licoricestic]

ouch pianist!! @ 1:12

[Lui191]

excellent

[Lasourisparisienne]

Joie et sensibilité... Magique !

[RunnerSean]

Hi can anyone send me the sheet music for this sonata pls. Thanks!!

[MrMojojojo1995]

by far the best version ive found, the effortless sound on the higher notes, and the tempo was spot on. i think the pianist was as amzing as the clarinetist, he accompanied rather than just playing with

[Zorn96]

@MrMojojojo1995 I just went to a concert on sunday at Hofstra University and watched Stanley Drucker perform this. I wish I could have recorded it. Now that was a performance!

[nAtEbAlEstEr]

all i have to say is, HOT DAMN!

that was insane!

[clarinetmeister]

Excellent, enjoyed it!

[RaithEndar]

AAAH awesome, i want it.

LOVE the ending.

[CrazyChicken1990]

I had a masterclass from this guy hehe;D

[himrasmus101]

dude tight you should pm me and tell me all about it

[FilWriter]

I play the clarinet.

This player is fantastic

[himrasmus101]

ya i play the clarinet too, its just fun to be able to look up to people and see how amazing they are. Fil what kinda clarinet mouthpiece reed and all that stuff do you have? Just curious

[Gandalfgrayhame]

one thing ive noticed in collins playing is that he doesnt use enough colour between the dynamic ranges. that is the only criticism i have.

[mkbsngg]

perfect played, the high notes arent sharp and good rythms. Just sometimes he holdes some notes too long

[stravelius]

So brilliant and colorful. I love it!

[evalexis01]

Magnificent!

[kohan622]

Peter Eaton clarinet

[eltigredecandioti89]

what brand of clarinet does he use?

[luuuuuuu9]

anyone have that partiture?

[bigVrocks]

He makes it seem effortless...

[williejax2]

this piece IS effortless.

[bigVrocks]

Okay, well I'd like to hear a recording of you playing this 'seemingly effortless' piece.

Back up your talk

[Misterate]

Eff that. This piece is fairly difficult.

At least for me lol

[bigVrocks]

Lol, that's what I'm saying! Wonderful piece, but definitely not 'effortless'. At least not to me. But what do I know? I'm just a college student

LOL Look at his face at 0:58

[Misterate]

Hah same here. I'm playing this for an audition in about a week...its still a bit rough lol

[XEA6L]

That's a mighty strange bell on that clarinet...just like all Peter Eaton clarinets...

[Misterate]

I just bought this piece to use as my audition piece for college...its beautiful!

[pavelsk26]

артистизм на 5 балов!!!!)))

[PointBlankRULZ]

he's awesome

[PianoSonata]

Brava!

[arrowdan]

wooow so this is the guy my clarinet teacher sed he knows and always goes on about i actually see y amazingg

[2dayfmrules]

Tres Anime = 144bpm

[avanspe2]

The tempo for this piece is 140 bpm, but it has a lot of sixteenths so it sounds faster.

[HIkeda126]

He's actually taking it about 160 or so. It's actually pretty common for soloists to take it that fast.

[klarinetta]

How about Martin Fröst. Went to a concert with him here in Iceland and our most talented classical musician 25 year pianist a student in Juliard had busy(but in control) time following his insane tempos in Debussy,Francaix and Poulenc . I would have guessed that the tempo of the final movement of Poulenc to be somewhere around 180-190.

I would

[metroid1117]

Simply amazing.

[ch252525]

He is quite fast? What is his speed?

[web4pro]

Dommage qu'il y ait un décalage entre l'image et le son ... terriblement énervant !

[klarinetta]

Top world class performance!!!!!!!