Aaron Copland Clarinet Concerto by Gervasio Tarragona Valli - Part 01/02

[nicpell2000]

Overall, I really liked your performance and interpretation of this piece. From one clarinet to another, I would take it easy on the vibrato on the high notes because they tend to become very bright because your embouchure becomes a little weaker. Also, I would work on keeping your tongue high and biting less so you don't just clip the ends of the phrases instead so they can just disappear into the next phrase. Overall, it was fantastic!

[pinktuxcat]

I'm playing this for a solo! I'm excited, but I have to cut out a lot of this, since there's a required time limit and this piece FAR surpasses it! I'm going to try learning the whole thing for the heck of it though. I love how it flows. I'm definitely going to be challenged through this... Hopefully I come out a better clarinetist from it!

[MrB1U]

Woah Intonation =( Movement cannot always be controlled however vibrato can be. The vibrato is very nice and expressive however they can really bring out the intonation issues. Vibrato though is a very saxy thing to do.

[RafFail47]

@MrB1U Personally I found his intonation to be quite good -- especially in the high register. Perhaps what you perceive as out-of-tuneness is the fact that the recording equipment can't handle the high frequency. He's only sharp in a few clarion notes. Also, this concerto was written for Benny Goodman (who commissioned the piece), which explains the vibrato. Vibrato isn't considered a "saxy" thing to do as practically all wind instruments utilize vibrato, though sometimes it is inappropriate.

[ecgtrombone]

@MrB1U So not true. Clarinets were using vibrato before the sax was made.

[MrB1U]

@ecgtrombone That is false. Vibrato in clarinet playing came from Sidney Bichett which is around the time the saxophone was made. In a classical setting it is incredibly improper and frowned upon by most purists. Its an expressive thing to do but for Clarinet playing it can be a bit awkward which in this case he is using lip vibrato.

[lsdvine]

class breath control

[memele85]

very good

[JPSaxMan]

Way too much movement...its to the point where its distracting. Other than really nit picky stuff, like that, finger flying, and some intonation stuff, you did a really good job at hacking this piece...its not easy. Kudos to you =).

[smartpoetic]

If you don't have anything constructive to say, then don't say it at all.

[JPSaxMan]

How was my comment not constructive? I stated what was wrong, and also said that the performer did a good job other than the issues I listed. Maybe you don't know how to interpret criticism...in that case that's your problem and not mine.