great player, great piece, but i wish there was a good recording of him with a professional orchestra! i need a solid role model for solo & ensemble...
This is not a replica of a 1700 clarinet. This is only a modern clarinet extended as Stadler basset-clarinet. Is only a modern versión of the basset-clarinet.
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@AlgebraicClarinet Well they had to find some orchestra to play with such an amazing clarinetist so it had to be this group. LOL but on the other hand, you can only say it's horrible if you were like 10 times better than him. That I doubt, haha.
I've been in band for many years as well, and the few times that my band has invited someone to play with us (like here) it's usually because they're good friends with my band director and the band director asks them months in advance. Do you even know who this is? He's the clarinet professor at Yale AND he's incredibly famous. I'm fairly certain he doesn't NEED to play with young ensembles to "be recruited" or "gain fame." he's pretty much guaranteed amazing jobs for the rest of his career.
I think it's dumb that his orchestra are a bunch of kids. How lame does that make him look? He comes off more as a show off rather than a professional. 'Oooo, look at me, I play better than a bunch of 7th graders'. Big friggin' whoop. Go get a real gig
How can it possibly be an insult when you are playing with a bunch of kids? That's not an insult, that's just a fact. And if you really want to showcase this orchestra's talent, why didn't you have one of the kids play the concerto or a different one instead of yourself? Get a life or, better yet, a real job. It's not about you, it's about the kids. Learn to take criticism. If you can't, you have no right to call yourself a musician.
Usually when a professional plays with a younger ensemble it's because the band/orchestra director INVITED him to play with them. And it's not like he plays the whole concert, he might do one piece at the end/in the middle of their concert. It's not like he can't get better gigs so he succumbs to playing with them.
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I've been in band for for some time, trust me, when a director 'invites' someone to play, it means the invited person needs help. The entire point behind inviting a pro to play with a band full of pre-teens is because they are trying to show case themselves to directors in the audience. Whenever their is a band concert, even for kids, multiple people show up, including directors from pro ensembles looking to recruit or give criticism. Trust me, he's looking for a gig.
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Honestly, I've heard freshman year students at CCM play better than that. You'd be surprised who needs help. Also, Yale's music program is actually one of the lower programs Yale has to offer.
I've heard Shifrin perform live on several occasions at Yale and elsewhere and his sound is stunning. His rendition of the copland almost brought me to tears.
And you're half right, Yale's -undergrad- music program is very weak. Their graduate program is excellent. Shifrin doesn't teach undergrads.
Wow, do YOU need to get out more! Shifrin on a bad day still makes nearly everyone else sound 2nd tier. Your freshmen have those chops? I seriously doubt it, but I'm sure they appreciate your boosterism.
rofl synh ur an idiot usually when a pro comes to play for a high school band or state bands its because they truly want people to love their instruments and to inspire them to get better. Rofl pro's dont need to come, they do it for younger kids to show how great a person can become and they do it out of the kindness of their hearts.
David Shifrin is a soloist constantly in demand- he has concerto gigs with professional orchestras practically every week, I'm sure this was some kind of youth outreach. How wonderful for these kids to be able to see a true professional at work.
@Synh6416 Dave Shifrin can definitely get a "real" gig... being that he was principal in Cleveland, has appeared as a soloist with many great orchestras, recorded the Brahms and Mozart Quintets with the Emerson String Quartet, was music director of Chamber Music Society at Lincoln, to name a few... did it ever occur to you that he was probably invited to play with this group and that he was probably invited for the benefit of the kids? I think it's admirable he would accept such a gig.
I don't think it's right to play on period instruments. The composer only wrote for these instruments because there wasn't anything better. Mozart would have loved the better sound of a modern clarinet. (the only problem is the range)
As much as i wouldn't classify the basset clarinet as a "period" instrument, the only difference of range between that and the "modern" clarinet is that it goes to a low C.. its exactly the same otherwise.
Thats why you can still play this concerto on a regular clarinet, just raising the few low C's that are written.
and, i wouldn't necessarily say that mozart only wrote because there wasnt anything better, he loved the clarinet. and.. its pretty much the same, it hasnt changed much....
That is an erroneous statement. I suggest a better familiarization with Classical clarinets and basset clarinets, if not their contemporary counterparts as well.
I actually heard that a Selmer Signet clarinet is an intermediate clarinet, which means that compared to a buffet A paris like the one I just got, its "not a very good" clarinet! But Shifrin's horn personalized so there is no doubt. I just got an A clarinet by Buffet, and it sounds amazing! Even if you are a beginner, I would recommend a Buffet. Just don't play it with a B45 mouthpiece by Vandoren!
Well, the B45 "dot"(the mouthpiece that has B45 label with a crossed circle) by Vandoren is the mouthpiece most frequently used by advanced clarinetists due to its rich tone. The regular Vandoren B45 has stopped being used many years ago due to sound problems. Nobody even uses it nowadays. My clarinet teacher, who owns a woodwind repair shop hasn't sold a B45 in a long time.
Im not a fan of b45 or b45 dot either i had an M13 and i love it but my little sister broke it one day by dropping it so I got a Selmer C** (double star) and i LOVE it
I've listened to a couple of amateur and professional clarinet players on YouTube, and this gentleman has the best tone. I like his vibrato. He plays a million times better than I do. Has anyone ever heard a clarinet solo called Clarinet Royale by David Bennet?
I disagree, I heard a Cheque(Prag) orchestra, and every now and then, there was a beautiful vibrato on the clarinet, every instrument is allowed to do so, but the clarinet was supposed to be a trumpet clarino substitute. If it sucks then your pseudonym sucks too.
Don't mind that Shif looks like he's about to take a dump in this video - had to chuckle just watching. The interpretation (most likely more to do with the conducting & orch than anything else) is a bit slow for my taste. At this tempo, it lacks the joyous feeling characteristic of Mozartean Rondos. Anyone know what the CC stands for?
i'm not too sure what kind it is. he mentioned it, but i was too much in awe of the instrument to remember. :D i just know that it is a replica made by Selmer Signet from a 1700's clarinet.
I can say, with certainty, that it indeed is a Basset Clarinet. Between marker 10-20, he is playing a motive towards a low C (below the lowest E), and trilling with ornamentation including a D. This would not be possible on a standard A clarinet. You can also see it in the key extensions towards the bell.
ok, so sorry but for some reason the sound and movement is off. don't know why. but, that is him really playing. it was an awesome song and he is an amazing player. thanks for listening.
I don't know what's up with that video. Obviously a sound track was dubbed over the musician, because the clarinet music was still playing when he breathed and put down his horn.
great player, great piece, but i wish there was a good recording of him with a professional orchestra! i need a solid role model for solo & ensemble...
ladibug27 1 month ago
watch?v=eQqOPDoSbqU clarinet Slap teknique
hicjazzz 6 months ago
I want that awesome clarinet! Say... How much d'ya reckon custom made replicas cost? (probably not in my $200 budget)
crazyclarinetplayer 10 months ago
I WANNA SCREW THAT GUY HES SOOOOOO SEXY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
More3Welcome 11 months ago
I am gonna do the calrinet next year XD i am so excited!
cutiegirl5811 11 months ago
I am gonna do the calrinet next year XD i am so excited! this reminds me of sqwidward
cutiegirl5811 11 months ago
Not only he plays it too slow and without energy, but also he eludes the toughest part of it at 0:08 ...
AlanTubeViewer 1 year ago
It is a clarinet! It's a Basset clarinet in the key of A. The clarinet concerto is written in A.
arelys 1 year ago
He took some artistic license at the very end. Not the way Mozart wrote it.
MrDanieldb 1 year ago
I am in awe.... He is my musical god.
CarpeDiem121892 1 year ago
talented kids too dang!
flip3213 1 year ago
AMAZING CLARINET, not so sure about the orchestra...
Jonasninjas1 1 year ago
That doesn't look like a clarinet, what key is it in?
cowgirl14zz 2 years ago
@cowgirl14zz it is a basset clarinet
YOURFAVORITEMUSIC132 1 year ago
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@cowgirl14zz it is a basset clarinet
YOURFAVORITEMUSIC132 1 year ago
Intonation!!! Please!
dkmarkdj 2 years ago
0:54 sound like a little vibrato on that "B"
RyaZila24 2 years ago
@RyaZila24 right and I kinda dislike it !
nadja1316 1 year ago
that cant be a b flat clarinet.. it looks so long.
ihatetilatequila 2 years ago
It's actually called a basset clarinet! It is much longer and goes much lower than the regular Bb or A clarinet.
xHuntedGunzPCGx 2 years ago
@ihatetilatequila it an "A" clarinet. The concerto is written in "A" Major.
MrDanieldb 1 year ago
this is not a replica just a modern basset clarinet
fine player but nothing with historicaL performance practice
clarinet has chaged a lot!!!!!
casale29 2 years ago
where's the rest?
Wotcha615 3 years ago
ele toca muito bem....
clarinet171 3 years ago
this was pretty cute, and for as young as the kids look the orchestra part wasnt too bad.
clarinetgeek7299 3 years ago
This is not a replica of a 1700 clarinet. This is only a modern clarinet extended as Stadler basset-clarinet. Is only a modern versión of the basset-clarinet.
Homdoc 3 years ago
esta muy bien pero mucho mejor martin frost que el pero continua estando bien
vicenttoba 3 years ago
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momoC10121 3 years ago
haha. Brendinha2509....
thank you. :D
volleyballroxx25 3 years ago
umm... Synh6416....
your are kind of rude towards him...
since your sooo confident...
go put a video on here with you playing your clarinet and ill compare you two!
volleyballroxx25 3 years ago
i totally agree with u volleyballroxx25 ^^
Brendinha2509 3 years ago
I'm in that!
i'm the first trombone player.
yay
shadowlink96 3 years ago
i wish that girl playing violin would sit up straight
asholey1992 3 years ago
oh i love basset clarinet :) i wish i could get my hands on one lol.
Skysinger23 3 years ago
Pity that he does not play the most powerfull part of 1:03-the end
sebaunicum 3 years ago
He did, the sound is off.
NickQue 3 years ago
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terrible
AlgebraicClarinet 3 years ago
@AlgebraicClarinet Well they had to find some orchestra to play with such an amazing clarinetist so it had to be this group. LOL but on the other hand, you can only say it's horrible if you were like 10 times better than him. That I doubt, haha.
Sharmanator55 2 years ago
My lord- he sounds great, but Synh is right... man, what a ass hat...
inturtaner 3 years ago
I've been in band for many years as well, and the few times that my band has invited someone to play with us (like here) it's usually because they're good friends with my band director and the band director asks them months in advance. Do you even know who this is? He's the clarinet professor at Yale AND he's incredibly famous. I'm fairly certain he doesn't NEED to play with young ensembles to "be recruited" or "gain fame." he's pretty much guaranteed amazing jobs for the rest of his career.
yessitsmesays 3 years ago
I think it's dumb that his orchestra are a bunch of kids. How lame does that make him look? He comes off more as a show off rather than a professional. 'Oooo, look at me, I play better than a bunch of 7th graders'. Big friggin' whoop. Go get a real gig
Synh6416 3 years ago
well, my orchestra is playing with the City Ballet Association! i consider what you said an insult to me and my orchestra i would to see you play!
SamShreves 3 years ago
How can it possibly be an insult when you are playing with a bunch of kids? That's not an insult, that's just a fact. And if you really want to showcase this orchestra's talent, why didn't you have one of the kids play the concerto or a different one instead of yourself? Get a life or, better yet, a real job. It's not about you, it's about the kids. Learn to take criticism. If you can't, you have no right to call yourself a musician.
Synh6416 3 years ago
Usually when a professional plays with a younger ensemble it's because the band/orchestra director INVITED him to play with them. And it's not like he plays the whole concert, he might do one piece at the end/in the middle of their concert. It's not like he can't get better gigs so he succumbs to playing with them.
yessitsmesays 3 years ago
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I've been in band for for some time, trust me, when a director 'invites' someone to play, it means the invited person needs help. The entire point behind inviting a pro to play with a band full of pre-teens is because they are trying to show case themselves to directors in the audience. Whenever their is a band concert, even for kids, multiple people show up, including directors from pro ensembles looking to recruit or give criticism. Trust me, he's looking for a gig.
Synh6416 3 years ago
David Shifrin does not need help.
cstathis15 3 years ago
He\w salso solo clarintwith cleveland
pegasus1747 3 years ago
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Honestly, I've heard freshman year students at CCM play better than that. You'd be surprised who needs help. Also, Yale's music program is actually one of the lower programs Yale has to offer.
Synh6416 3 years ago
I've heard Shifrin perform live on several occasions at Yale and elsewhere and his sound is stunning. His rendition of the copland almost brought me to tears.
And you're half right, Yale's -undergrad- music program is very weak. Their graduate program is excellent. Shifrin doesn't teach undergrads.
cstathis15 3 years ago 2
Wow, do YOU need to get out more! Shifrin on a bad day still makes nearly everyone else sound 2nd tier. Your freshmen have those chops? I seriously doubt it, but I'm sure they appreciate your boosterism.
PoppaCat1 3 years ago
rofl synh ur an idiot usually when a pro comes to play for a high school band or state bands its because they truly want people to love their instruments and to inspire them to get better. Rofl pro's dont need to come, they do it for younger kids to show how great a person can become and they do it out of the kindness of their hearts.
Slappy091 3 years ago 2
you're a fool.
NickQue 3 years ago
David Shifrin is a soloist constantly in demand- he has concerto gigs with professional orchestras practically every week, I'm sure this was some kind of youth outreach. How wonderful for these kids to be able to see a true professional at work.
kwadruple 2 years ago
@Synh6416 Dave Shifrin can definitely get a "real" gig... being that he was principal in Cleveland, has appeared as a soloist with many great orchestras, recorded the Brahms and Mozart Quintets with the Emerson String Quartet, was music director of Chamber Music Society at Lincoln, to name a few... did it ever occur to you that he was probably invited to play with this group and that he was probably invited for the benefit of the kids? I think it's admirable he would accept such a gig.
bene951 2 years ago
this is off
zaokoyechatma 3 years ago
His performance is fabulous..who really cares about video technicalities. And, clarinet vibrato is as natural as voice vibrato.
rdraznik 4 years ago
It isn't in sync with the video!!!! Quite a delay.
blummy 4 years ago
That orchestra is so lucky to have a world-class clarinetist play.
ThaSchwab 4 years ago 2
The accompaniment is pretty bad, but yeah David Shifrin is amazing!! You can barely see his fingers move at those quick parts!
Sharmanator55 4 years ago 2
c'est un peu plus rapide normalement, non ?
Bien poser les graves.
SongAndGum 4 years ago
Oh oui, mais il faut bien que les "petiots" suivent...
Kerlerot 4 years ago
His tone is the most perfect tone i have ever heard on a clarinet. Wow.
PrincessAkira301294 4 years ago 3
great recording!!! I'm doin this solo for contest... shit, I feel really bad about my skills right now....
Im gonna go practice...
rockclimber21 4 years ago 2
WOW im jeolous
xxxAmber18 4 years ago 2
I don't think it's right to play on period instruments. The composer only wrote for these instruments because there wasn't anything better. Mozart would have loved the better sound of a modern clarinet. (the only problem is the range)
evilclarinetist 4 years ago
As much as i wouldn't classify the basset clarinet as a "period" instrument, the only difference of range between that and the "modern" clarinet is that it goes to a low C.. its exactly the same otherwise.
Thats why you can still play this concerto on a regular clarinet, just raising the few low C's that are written.
and, i wouldn't necessarily say that mozart only wrote because there wasnt anything better, he loved the clarinet. and.. its pretty much the same, it hasnt changed much....
bibchip 3 years ago
That is an erroneous statement. I suggest a better familiarization with Classical clarinets and basset clarinets, if not their contemporary counterparts as well.
dolofonos 2 years ago
Wow, I wish I had that instrument, it would be much better than my current clarinet.
Funkypotat0 4 years ago
I actually heard that a Selmer Signet clarinet is an intermediate clarinet, which means that compared to a buffet A paris like the one I just got, its "not a very good" clarinet! But Shifrin's horn personalized so there is no doubt. I just got an A clarinet by Buffet, and it sounds amazing! Even if you are a beginner, I would recommend a Buffet. Just don't play it with a B45 mouthpiece by Vandoren!
Sharmanator55 4 years ago
What's wrong with the B45 mouthpiece on a Buffet A clarinet?
dbhtc 4 years ago
Well, the B45 "dot"(the mouthpiece that has B45 label with a crossed circle) by Vandoren is the mouthpiece most frequently used by advanced clarinetists due to its rich tone. The regular Vandoren B45 has stopped being used many years ago due to sound problems. Nobody even uses it nowadays. My clarinet teacher, who owns a woodwind repair shop hasn't sold a B45 in a long time.
Sharmanator55 4 years ago
eww, i dont like that mouthpiece. its kinda for begginers. i like my M13, i get the best sound out of it.
rajidae 4 years ago
Im not a fan of b45 or b45 dot either i had an M13 and i love it but my little sister broke it one day by dropping it so I got a Selmer C** (double star) and i LOVE it
mestes09 2 years ago
I love playing this piece!!
bigwrestla 4 years ago
You definitely want to use vibrato on French music like Saint-Saens or Poulenc on appropriate places.
HIkeda126 4 years ago
Bravo for the slight vibrato. Mozart alive and well.
valvetrom 4 years ago 3
ONCE AGAIN... sorry that the sound is off. not quite sure how to fix that. :( sorry.
evilqueen83 4 years ago
yes, it's a basset clarinet. it's the clarinet that mozart intended the k 622 concerto to be played on lol. cool huh?
nolrame 4 years ago
I've seen David in concert a few times, and he is truly amazing
rednecksrock1 4 years ago
I've listened to a couple of amateur and professional clarinet players on YouTube, and this gentleman has the best tone. I like his vibrato. He plays a million times better than I do. Has anyone ever heard a clarinet solo called Clarinet Royale by David Bennet?
johnny102marvin 4 years ago
Vibrato on clarinet sucks!!
Homersexual1989 4 years ago
I disagree, I heard a Cheque(Prag) orchestra, and every now and then, there was a beautiful vibrato on the clarinet, every instrument is allowed to do so, but the clarinet was supposed to be a trumpet clarino substitute. If it sucks then your pseudonym sucks too.
valvetrom 4 years ago
Don't mind that Shif looks like he's about to take a dump in this video - had to chuckle just watching. The interpretation (most likely more to do with the conducting & orch than anything else) is a bit slow for my taste. At this tempo, it lacks the joyous feeling characteristic of Mozartean Rondos. Anyone know what the CC stands for?
clairannette 5 years ago
corpus christi
ares7768 5 years ago
i'm not too sure what kind it is. he mentioned it, but i was too much in awe of the instrument to remember. :D i just know that it is a replica made by Selmer Signet from a 1700's clarinet.
evilqueen83 5 years ago
I can say, with certainty, that it indeed is a Basset Clarinet. Between marker 10-20, he is playing a motive towards a low C (below the lowest E), and trilling with ornamentation including a D. This would not be possible on a standard A clarinet. You can also see it in the key extensions towards the bell.
clairannette 5 years ago
is that a Basset Clarinet?
2848780 5 years ago
yas
PetersenB 4 years ago
yes it is a basset clarinet with a backun barrel.
peterd05 4 years ago
ok, so sorry but for some reason the sound and movement is off. don't know why. but, that is him really playing. it was an awesome song and he is an amazing player. thanks for listening.
evilqueen83 5 years ago
I don't know what's up with that video. Obviously a sound track was dubbed over the musician, because the clarinet music was still playing when he breathed and put down his horn.
oklahomma 5 years ago
great player
ayuprnkcller 5 years ago