While not for everyone those who think modernist music should be painful and pessimistic need not apply this disc coupling carl nielsens flute concerto and clarinet concerto along with his wind quintet will appeal to fans of the danish composers unique brand of optimistic modernism. Scores and texts on this page are provided by the danish centre for music editing dcm. Carl nielsens fantasy piece for clarinet and piano is an early work, written between the ages of 16 and 18, while he was a member of the military band in the danish town of odense. Svitzers new edition of the nielsen flute concerto has quickly become definitive. His lowest moments came in 1936, when he was denounced for his seamy opera lady macbeth. We also publish a large catalog of our own arrangements. I preferred the greater immediacy and more intimate acoustic of this warner to the bis ole schill. You can have enough sheet music to last a lifetime right now. An advance from the rather traditional style of nielsens violin concerto, it reflects the modernistic trends of the 1920s. Grant park orchestra and chorus carlos kalmar, principal. Nielsen clarinet concerto scottish chamber orchestra.
Printed scores and parts may be purchased from edition wilhelm hansen. There is something in ahos five continuous movements that recalls nielsens directness and freeflowing succession of ideas, and the cadenza that forms the second movement even brings. The flute concerto and clarinet concerto belong to nielsen s later period, with the spiky and sparse sixth symphony coming to mind. Mozarts haffner symphony makes a rousing opening to the final summer tour and the opening of the st andrews 201819 season by the scottish chamber orchestra. Lp, mono, promo rca victor red seal, rca victor red seal lm2920, rb6701. Nielsen benny goodman, morton gould conducting the. Jun 10, 20 the clarinet competition was held in odense from 30th may to 9th june. Close now that you have this pdf score, members artist are waiting for a feedback from you in exchange of this free access. The bbc work page for symphony no 4 inextinguishable by carl nielsen. The clarinet concerto is taken in rather more foursquare and nononsense fashion more so than the violin concerto. A return to the two original manuscripts and the sketches and handwritten parts that were used at the paris first performance ensures that errors in the flute part present in other editions are fully corrected, as well as allowing a new, improved piano reduction that better conveys. Besides its solo flute, the concerto is scored for two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two horns, bass trombone, timpani and strings. One of our services to the music community is the retrieval of out of print and donated classical sheet music and putting it online free for the public. Nielsen clarinet concerto the presidents own chamber.
Nielsen wrote his flute concerto for the danish flutist holger gilbertjespersen, to. The flute concerto has become part of the international nielsen repertoire. Nielsen, c violin concerto clarinet concerto flute concerto. The flute concerto was first published in 1952 by samfundet til udgivelse af dansk musik e. Cast in six interlinked movements, the concerto the subtitle renders roughly as mans true sense explores the five senses as depicted in the medieval. Find upcoming concerts, watch performances, and learn more about the music. Nielsens clarinet concerto, like mozarts, was written towards the end of the composers life, but while the latters work has an air of serenity about it nielsens is much more restless and uncertain. Any other versions that i have heard seems underpowered. Notes on the nielsen concerto welcome to the clarinet pages. Fantasy for clarinet and piano nielsen clarinet in bb.
Susana valimakis moving note in the booklet concerning the clarinet concerto dom le vrai sens 2010 raised expectations hugely and the resulting work does not disappoint. Nielsen noted that the clarinet can be at once warmhearted and completely hysterical, gentle as balm and screaming as a streetcar on. Mathias kjoller also received the jurys special prize of dkk 10,000 for best interpretation of carl nielsens clarinet concerto as well as odense symphony orchestras prize, also dkk 10,000. Nielsen benny goodman, morton gould conducting the chicago symphony clarinet concerto symphony no.
While not for everyone those who think modernist music should be painful and pessimistic need not apply this disc coupling carl nielsen s flute concerto and clarinet concerto along with his wind quintet will appeal to fans of the danish composers unique brand of optimistic modernism. Carl nielsen clarinet concerto kindred spirits orchestra. The concerto attracted some pretty hostile criticism at the outset, indeed, eighty years later its still not the most forgiving or. Pdf sheet music on cds and dvds and usb thumb drives pdf sheet music available for digital download.
Nielsen was originally inspired to write the concerto for clarinet and orchestra in 1921 when he heard the copenhagen wind quintet. Symphony no 4 inextinguishable carl nielsen concerts. Clarinet in bb p andante cantabile ff 12 p 15 19 22 p 27 1. Uniform title fantasistykke, clarinet, piano imprint copenhagen. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. I preferred the greater immediacy and more intimate acoustic of. The presidents own united states marine chamber orchestra performs carl nielsen s concerto for clarinet and orchestra, op. Accompanied by danmark radios symphony orchestra conducted by juanjo mena, the soloist was the finnish clarinetist olli leppaniemi born 1980. Miniature replica instruments the best possible gift for any musician. These are instructions, expletives, and analogies made by tage scharff during my studies with him in the summer of 1979. Also find introductions to his works and see what manuscript and printed sources are extant.
Clarinet the leading note canadas print music specialist. Combining two great scandinavian works for the clarinet, from 1928 and 2005 respectively, he makes a passionate case for music as a timeless and universal means of communication. Wilhelm hansen, 2012 physical description 1 score p. Clarinettist john bradbury and the bbc philharmonic orchestra conducted by. With this miniature, he gave proof of his mature compositional talent on the one hand, and of the socialisation through the music of the classic and early. An advance from the rather traditional style of nielsen s violin concerto, it reflects the modernistic trends of the 1920s. There is real lyrical fervour at the end of the slow movement. The international carl nielsen clarinet competition. Nielsen benny goodman, morton gould conducting the chicago. May 17, 2014 stephen johnson takes a look at carl nielsen s last major orchestral work his clarinet concerto.
The presidents own united states marine chamber orchestra performs carl nielsens concerto for clarinet and orchestra, op. The clarinet competition was held in odense from 30th may to 9th june. The clarinet concerto was one of the three items chosen for the gala concert in copenhagen celebrating the 150th anniversary of carl nielsens birth. Martin frost is the artistic director of the vinterfest in mora, sweden and artistic director of the international. Cast in six interlinked movements, the concerto the subtitle renders roughly as mans true sense explores the. Carl nielsens concerto was one of the composers last works, but although nielsen had by this time reached the status of elder statesman in danish musical life. He was so impressed by the group that he immediately wrote a wind quintet op.
Q2xhcmluzxqgq29uy2vydg8sie9wlju3ichoawvsc2vulcbdyxjskq genre concerto. The flute concerto and clarinet concerto belong to nielsens later period, with the spiky and sparse sixth symphony coming to mind. Nielsen clarinet concerto prokofiev symphony no 1 classical beethoven symphony no 1. Kalevi ahos concerto starts arrestingly but without a trace of the attentionseeking that afflicts certain other clarinet concertos of recent times. Fantasistykke carl nielsen sheet music download free in. Feb 27, 2015 the presidents own united states marine chamber orchestra performs carl nielsens concerto for clarinet and orchestra, op.
Clarinettist john bradbury and the bbc philharmonic orchestra conducted by petri sakari join him. Orchestra 3 percussions, bass clarinet in bb, bassoon 1, bassoon 2, bassoon 3, clarinet 1 in bb, clarinet 2 in bb, clarinet 3 in bb, contrabass, contrabassoon, english horn, flute 1, flute 2, flute 3 alto flute, harp, horn 1 in f, horn 2 in f and more. The big piece here is the clarinet concerto, but it appears in a neverbeforerecorded chambermusic arrangement made by rene orth. Stephen johnson takes a look at carl nielsens last major orchestral work his clarinet concerto. Q2xhcmluzxqgq29uy2vydg8sie9wlju3ichoawvsc2vulcbdyxjskq genre. Carl nielsen, clarinet concerto post by ch252525 sat aug 02, 2008 4. The clarinet concerto is an intriguing and enigmatic work which i am still getting to grips with and it is very well played by stanley drucker. During the 20102011 season, he premiered a concerto by rolf martinsson and in 201220 performed a new concerto by bent sorensen with the netherlands radio philharmonic orchestra in amsterdam and cologne. Simpson described oxenvad as a person of somewhat choleric temperament, irascible but warm at heart, full of personal, subjective problems. The hindemith violin concerto is the great surprise on this disc. In the clarinet concerto, it is the snare drum, while in the flute concerto, it is the trombone.
The opposition between clarinet and snare drum is even clearer in this chamber arrangement than in nielsens original scoring, and the rapprochement with which the work concludes is equally satisfying. The flute concerto is one of his late neoclassical works. The twomovement composition was almost completed in 1926, one year after the completion of the sixth symphony, on an extended trip to germany and italy. The soloist has an antagonist in each of these concertos. This paper is a measure by measure summation of notes scrawled in my study copy of the nielsen concerto. Clarinet concerto among the five wind players who premiered nielsens wind quintet in 1922 was a clarinetist named aage oxenvad.