A lot of Clarinet music

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By The Watcher on Friday, February 17, 2012 - 06:30 am:

    I started taking Clarinet lessons last Spring. It's something I just wanted to do. I'm still lousy at it. Better but still bad.
    I've can't tell you how many CDs I've bought just to hear different artists and their various styles of playing.
    My favorite pieces right now are Motart's Clarinet Concerto and his Clarinet Quintet.
    Surprizingly I also find the CD "Masters of the Clarinet, 1892-1920" to be quite interesting.

By Dougie on Friday, February 17, 2012 - 09:04 am:

    Check out the Brahms Clarinet Quintet.

By droopy on Friday, February 17, 2012 - 06:18 pm:

    i'm more of a sidney bechet, mezz mezzrow kind of
    guy.

    it's good to know you bought a clarinet instead of a
    shotgun.

By The Watcher on Friday, February 24, 2012 - 03:21 pm:

    I don't need the shot gun. I already have other means at hand. And, I'm not planning on using them.

    Dougie thanks for the hint on the Brahms. I try and get one soon.

    I'm already planning on my "last" Clarinet purchase after I get more money out of SSA. And, the lawyer gets his cut. And, the pension gets their overpayment back, And, I pay more taxes on the overpayment plus the disability I should have had. Well - I might be able to afford a picture of a good Clarinet.

By The Watcher on Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 06:15 am:

    Dougie, I'm not that thrilled with the Brahms Quintet. At least with the recording I have the strings seem to overpower the Clarinet. I do like the sonotas though.

    Maybe you can suggest a CD where this isn't the case.

By Dougie on Monday, May 21, 2012 - 10:11 am:

    I have an old version of the Melos Quartet playing it. Not sure if it's available anymore. I know the Emerson Quartet has an album of it -- haven't heard it, but you can't go wrong with them.

By la on Monday, May 21, 2012 - 03:41 pm:

    Somehow I ended up with two clarinets last year.... I barely play, only because of working with flute and sax. I gave the old, decrepit clarinet to a kid's music program back in January and yesterday hosted a brunch and one of the guests was talking about playing her father's clarinet until it was stolen from her, about 14 years ago. So I lent her the remaining clarinet and she began to play.

By Dougie on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - 08:49 am:

    Just came across this, watcher: https://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp;jsessionid=0F96749E6E5DEB47CC274A81E28275BF?album_id=150842

By droopy on Friday, May 25, 2012 - 03:51 am:

    somehow, i have become a violin teacher. strange.

By The Watcher on Tuesday, July 3, 2012 - 03:17 am:

    I have changed my mind regarding the Brahms. My ears were acting up at the time. So I wasn't hearing it properly. I hate when they do that. It mostly effects sounds of a certain wave length more than others.

    Dougie - that's the recording I have. Not bad when I can hear it properly.

By The Watcher on Tuesday, June 11, 2013 - 01:55 pm:

    I need to find more good Clarinet recordings to listen to.

    Any suggestions?