Nielsen: Violin Concerto; Clarinet Concerto; Flute Concerto

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Nielsen's three Concertos, uniformly great pieces, barely fit on one long CD (78:59!), making it an ingenious program. Kees Bakels, a Dutch conductor now active in Bournemouth and Kuala Lumpur, leads vigorous, characterful, deeply committed performances of all three works. None of his noncelebrity soloists plays with the kind of individual personality heard in the orchestral performances. This provides an effective contrast in the Flute Concerto, where the rude orchestra battles the refined soloist and makes fun of him. The other two Concertos are just a bit disappointing in performance. But the disc is still a fine introduction to some great music and may lead listeners to investigate even better (and somewhat more expensive) performances by Tellefsen (Violin Concerto, EMI) or Drucker (clarinet) and Baker (flute) with Bernstein (CBS). Naxos has the superior recorded sound, though. --Leslie Gerber

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ASIN: B00006O0NT
Release Date: 2002-12-03

Tracks:

  1. Overture To 'Tannhauser'
  2. Domna, Pos Vos Ay Chausida
  3. We Don't Merely Use Instruments, We Play On Them. And They Play On Us.
  4. Hungarian Dance No.7
  5. The Violin Is One Of The Most Tender And Beautiful Instruments Ever Invented.
  6. Violin Concerto In D Major (Adagio)
  7. But For A Long Time It Was Seen As The Instrument Of The Devil.
  8. The Soldier's Tale: Triumphal March Of The Devil
  9. The Manipulative Seductiveness Of The Gypsy Violin.
  10. Csardas Music
  11. The Violin And The Initiation Of Nature
  12. The Four Seasons (Spring, Mvt 1)
  13. Birds Are Again Evoked In The Second Concerto, Especially Music's Natural Favourite.
  14. The Four Seasons (Summer, Mvt 1)
  15. Like The Devil, The Violin Is A Master Of Disguise.
  16. Old Viennese Dance No.3 'Schon Rosmarin'
  17. The Menacing Sensuality Of Ravel's Tzigane: A Very Different Side Of The Violin:
  18. Tzigane
  19. Do We Now Have The True Measure Of This Instrument? Not Just Yet.
  20. Caprice No.24
  21. The Many Effects Of The String Tremolando: Brandenburg Concerto No.4 (Last Mvt)/From Joy To Fright/Quartettsatz In C Minor/The String Tremolo Practically Spells The World Agitato.
  22. Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No.7)
  23. Prokofiev's Tremolo In Romeo And Juliet Should Not Be Heard Just Before Bedtime.
  24. Romeo And Juliet: Act IV
  25. Vivaldi Use It To Illustrate The Shivering Of Travellers Crossing The Ice.
  26. The Four Seasons (Winter, Mvt 1)
  27. The Violin Muted
  28. Clair De Lune
  29. The Gentleness Of Muted Strings Persists Even When A Whole Orchestra Plays.
  30. Piano Concerto No.21 In C Major, K.467 (Slow Mvt)
  31. The Pizzicato Violin
  32. Pizzicato Polka
  33. In Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto, The Accompaniment Is Pizzicato.
  34. Violin Concerto No.2 In G Minor (Slow Mvt)
  35. Varieties Of Pizzicato: Colas Breugnon (The People's Feast)/Now A Drier, Leaner, Hungrier Pizzicato. There's Not A Lot Of Comfort Here./Capriol Suite (Tordion)/The Use Of Pizzicato As 'Percussion'/Romeo And Juliet (Act I)/Mahler Used Pizzicato...
  36. The Planets (Mars - The Bringer Of War)
  37. The Technique Of Double-Stopping Enables The Violin To Play Duets With Itself./Sonata No.3 In C Major For Unaccompanied Violin (Fugue)/Now A Later Example Of The Same Technique
  38. Hungarian Dance No.4
  39. Double-Stopping Is A Standard Feature Of A Lot Of Folk Music.
  40. The Four Seasons (Autumn, Mvt 1)
  41. Now The Same Technique, But The Sound Might Have Come From Another World.
  42. Bolero
  43. Double-Stopping Can Only Approximate The Sound Of A Real Violin Duet.
  44. Cadenza To The Violin Concerto By Brahms
  45. Now Compare That With A Real Violin Duet.
  46. Forty-Four Duos (No. 1: Teasing Song)
  47. Another Duo By Bartok, Demonstrating The Violin's Rich Lower Register
  48. Forty-Four Duos (No.2: Maypole Dance)
  49. And Now What May Be The Most Beautiful Accompanied Violin Duet In History
  50. Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
  51. The Soul Of The Violin Is In Song; But What About This Weird Passage?
  52. Violin Concerto No.1 In D Major (Mvt 2)
  53. The Use Of Harmonies In The Orchestra Can Be Both Magical And Unsettling.
  54. Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 1, Opening)
  55. Tchaikovsky's Use Of Harmonics In The Sleeping Beauty Is Both Strange And Darling.
  56. The Sleeping Beauty (Act II, No.15: Entr'Acte)
  57. Ravel's Harmonics In Mother Goose Effect A Magical Transformation.
  58. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
  59. Stravinsky's Harmonics In The Firebird Transport Us Almost Into Another World./The Firebird (Introduction)
  60. The Natural Upper Notes Of The Violins Have A Unique Emotional 'Grab'.
  61. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Of The Afterworldsmen)
  62. Still In Their Upper Register, The Violins Unleash The Energy Of A Young Colt.
  63. Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No. 4)
  64. Elsewhere, Britten Uses The Same High Register To Create A Very Different Mood.
  65. Four Sea Interludes (Dawn) From 'Peter Grimes'
  66. To End This Outing With The Violins, A Charming Little Elfin Dance
  67. Elfenreigen

Tracks:

  1. Introduction To The Viola
  2. Viola Concerto (Mvt 1)
  3. Khatchaturian Gets A Very Different Sound From It: Fuller, Fruitier, More Exotic.
  4. Gayane Suite No.1 (Armen's Solo)
  5. Very Nearly The Whole Of The Violin's Upper Register Is Also Available To The Viola.
  6. Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'
  7. The Viola Can Bring A Special, Rich Twanginess To Pizzicato That The Violins Lack./Don Quixote/Berlioz Drew Sounds From It That Retain Their Metallic Strangeness Even Today.
  8. Harold In Italy (Mvt 4)
  9. The Muted Viola: Intimate, Gentle, Poignant In Dvork
  10. Cypresses (No.9)
  11. The Massed Violas Of The Modern Symphony Orchestra In Mahler
  12. Symphony No.4 (Mvt 3)
  13. The 'Period' Viola In Bach
  14. Brandenburg Concerto No.6 (Last Mvt)
  15. The Cello: A Voice Of Unique Nobility
  16. Suite No.1 For Unaccompanied Cello (Prelude)
  17. Brahms And The 'Soul' Of The Cello
  18. Piano Concerto No.2 In B Flat Major (Mvt 3)
  19. Most Orchestral Composers Tend To Emphasize The Cello's Lower Register.
  20. Cantata 'Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben', BWV 147 (Soprana Aria: Bereite Dir, Jesu)
  21. In The Time Of Beethoven The Cello Remained As Fundamental As Ever.
  22. Symphony No.3 'Eroica' (Finale)
  23. But The Cello Is Not Condemned To Spend Its Life In The Basement.
  24. Elfentanz, Op.39
  25. Not Only In Recital Showpieces Like That Is The Cello Is Used In Its Highest Register.
  26. The Protecting Veil (Opening)
  27. A Cello With An Identity-Crisis: The Pizzicato Flamencan
  28. Flamenco
  29. Double-Stopping In The Lower Reaches Of The Cello's Range
  30. Solo Suiet For Cello And Piano (Sardana)
  31. It's In The Middle Register That The Cello Really Comes Into Its Own.
  32. Oriental Dance, Op.2 No.2
  33. It Was To The Cellos That Beethoven Gave Two Of His Most Famous Themes./Symphony No.5 (Mvt 2)/Still More Famous Than That Theme Is This One From The Ninth Symphony.
  34. Symphony No.9 (Finale)
  35. Introduction To The Double-Bass
  36. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Elephant)
  37. But The Double-Bass Can Be Intensely Expressive And Graceful.
  38. Elegy No.1 In D Major
  39. The Range Of The Double-Bass Is The Greatest Of All The String Instruments/Allegro Di Concerto, 'Alla Mendelssohn'/And It's Also Capable Of Very Considerable Virtuosity.
  40. Capriccio Di Bravura
  41. Double-Bass Solos In Orchestral Scores Are Rare But Often Memorable./Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 3)/In His Third Symphony Mahler Makes A Very Different Use Of The Instrument./Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1)
  42. The Double-Bass Muted In Prokofiev/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Kije's Wedding)/In Another Work Prokofiev Uses The Double-Bass To Enhance The Winds./Romeo And Juliet (Act III)/And He Combines The Bass Clarinet With A Shivering Tremolo From The Double-Basses....
  43. Symphony No.5 (Mvt 3)/So Much For The Strings/On Now To The Winds

Tracks:

  1. The Antiquity And Magic Of The Flute
  2. Prelude A L'Apres-Midi D'Un Faune
  3. The Versatility And Agility Of The Flute
  4. Orchestral Suite No.2 In B Minor (Badinerie)
  5. The Flute In Fifteenth-Century Spain
  6. Sa'Dawi
  7. Other Flutes: The Bass And Alto
  8. Chamber Music No.II
  9. The Piccolo - Aptly Named
  10. La Naissance D'Osiris (Mvt 6)
  11. From A Piccolo Of The Eighteenth Century To One Of Its Descendants In The Twentieth
  12. Suite No.1 For Small Orchestra (Valse)
  13. A Variety Of Techniques
  14. Chamber Music No.II
  15. Flutter-Tonguing. But Tchaikovsky Got There Eighty Years Before.
  16. The Nutcracker (Act II, No.2: Scene)
  17. From The Transverse To The Vertical: The Baroque Recorder
  18. Recorded Suite In A Minor (Menuet II)
  19. An Unfamiliar, Early Vision Of The Instrument
  20. Naelden, Naelden
  21. The Bachian Oboe
  22. Cantata 'Ein Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott', BWV 80 (No.7: Duetto)
  23. Introduction To The Cor Anglais Or 'English Born'
  24. Symphony No.9 'From The New World' (Mvt 2)
  25. The Loneliness Of The Cor Anglais
  26. The Swan Of Tuonela
  27. The Cor Anglais Joins The French Horn In Haydn.
  28. Symphony No.22 'The Philosopher' (Opening)
  29. Introduction To The Oboe D'Amore, Beloved Of Bach - But Also Of Ravel
  30. Bolero
  31. The Clarinet Family: Boxing The Compass, From The Depths Of The Bass Clarinet.../The Egyptian (Violence)/...To The Raucous And Squealy.../Taras Bulba (The Death Of Ostap)/...To The Shrill And Complaining...
  32. Petrushka (No.8: Peasant With Bear)/...To The High Sprits Of A Playful Puppy./Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)/And To The Downright Jazzy/Romeo And Juliet (Act II)
  33. As The High Clarinets Tend To Be Loud, So The Bass Tends To Be Soft:
  34. Gayane Suite No. 1 (Mvt 5)
  35. The Bass Clarinet Is Used By Most Composers Mainly As A Colouring Agent.../Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/...But It Does Occasionally Get A Whole Tune To Itself./Iberia (Almeria).
  36. The Range Of The Normal Clarinet Parts Goes Quite High...
  37. The Snow Maiden (Scene 5: Melodrama)
  38. ...And Quite Low.
  39. Peter And The Wolf (The Cat)
  40. The Clarinet As Concerto Soloist
  41. Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
  42. But That's Not The Instrument Mozart Wrote It For; This Is:
  43. Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
  44. Introduction To The Saxophone
  45. Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 4)
  46. The Soprano Saxophone Has Quite A Different Feel To It.
  47. L'Arlesienne Suite No.1 (Minuet)
  48. The Little Sopranino Sax Goes Even Higher.
  49. Bolero
  50. The Most Famous Use Of The Saxophone Is In An Orchestration By Ravel.
  51. Pictures At An Exhibition (The Old Castle)
  52. The Saxophone Can Be Quite Contagiously Good-Humoured.
  53. Sax-O-Phun
  54. The Puffa-Puffa Image Of The Bassoon
  55. Peter And The Wolf (Grandfather)
  56. The Bachian Bassoon, In Accompanimental Mode
  57. Cantata 'Weichet Nur, Betrubte Schatten' ('Wedding Cantata'), BWV 202 (Aria No.1)
  58. Bizet Leaves The Puffa-Puffa Image Out, Allowing The Bassoon To Sing./Carmen Suite No.1 (Les Dragons D'Alcala)
  59. And Ravel, Also In Spanish Mode, Does Likewise.
  60. Bolero
  61. The Bassoon As A Voice Of High Seriousness, Indeed Desolate Loneliness
  62. Symphony No.3 (Opening)
  63. The Eerie Bassoon In Its Highest Register
  64. The Rite Of Spring (Opening)
  65. Stravinsky Now Draws On Its Lowest Register, Lonely And Melancholy.
  66. The Firebird Suite (1919, Berceuse)
  67. The Bassoon As Concerto Soloist, Avoiding All Exaggeration
  68. Bassoon Concerto In G Minor (Finale)
  69. The Deep-Voiced Contra-Bassoon, As A Fairy-Tale Beast
  70. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
  71. The French Horn Under Its Woodwind Hat
  72. Wind Quintet, Op.43 (Last Mvt)
  73. Now A More Prominent Role, In A Woodwind Quintet From An Earlier Era
  74. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Mvt 2)
  75. The Horn In Harmonious Blend With Strings In Another Quintet
  76. Horn Quintet, K.407 (Finale)

Tracks:

  1. The Trumpet As Virtuoso Soloist
  2. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Last Mvt)
  3. The Special Brillance Of Paired Trumpets
  4. Concerto In C For Two Trumpets, RV537 (Mvt 1)
  5. The Ceremonial Trumpet
  6. Fanfare For The Common Man
  7. Trumpets And Drums - An Incomparable Alliance
  8. Messiah (The Trumpet Shall Sound)
  9. The Versatility Of The Trumpet, From The Most Public To The Most Lonely
  10. Piano Concerto In F (Slow Mvt)
  11. The Trumpet As The Voice Of The City/An American In Paris/The Trumpet As Recruitment Officer/The Soldier's Tale (The March)/The Trumpet As Swaggerer
  12. Carmen Suite No.2 (Habanera)
  13. The Trumpet As The Voice Of Strength And Courage
  14. Carmet Suite No.2 (Toreador's Song)
  15. The Trumpet Muted/Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Opening)/The Trumpet As The Voice Of Weariness
  16. Billy The Kid
  17. The Trumpet As Character Actor
  18. Pictures At An Exhibition (No.6)
  19. The Trumpet As The Voice Of God
  20. Mass In B Minor ('Et Exspecto')
  21. The Birth Of The Trombone
  22. Aenmerckt Nu Hier
  23. The Birth Of The Brass As A Family
  24. Canzon 12 In Double Echo
  25. The Trombone In The Eighteenth Century
  26. Trombone Concerto In B Flat Major (Finale)
  27. The Tone Of The Tenor Trombone/Romance For Trombone And Organ/The Memorable Voice Of The Bass Trombone/Requiem (Mvt 2)/But The Bass Trombone Is More Than An Instrumental Bullfrog.
  28. Hosannah
  29. The Trombones Become Part Of The Orchestra.
  30. Symphony No.5 (Finale)
  31. The Wagnerian Trombone:/Overture To 'Tannhauser'
  32. The Trombone As Caricaturist
  33. Pulcinella (No.19: Vivo)
  34. The Trombone As Raspberry/Concerto For Orchestra (Intermezzo)
  35. The Horn And The Hunt
  36. Horn Concerto No.4 In E Flat, K.495 (Finale)
  37. The Challenging Horn Of The Baroque
  38. Abaris Ou Les Boreades (Menuet)
  39. The Scarcity Of First-Rate Players In Handel's Time
  40. Walter Music (Minuet 1)
  41. The Horn As Magician/The Firebird Suite (1919, Finale)
  42. Horns And The Sound Of Nobility
  43. Overture To 'Tannhauser' (Opening)
  44. The Special Sound Of The Horn In Its Higher Register
  45. Mass In B Minor ('Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus')
  46. The Trumpet-Like Sound Of Massed Horns
  47. Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1, Opening)
  48. The Tuba - Unfairly Maligned?
  49. Symphony No.6 (Mvt 3)
  50. The Tuba Perfectly Cast By Ravel
  51. Pictures At An Exhibition (Bydlo)

Tracks:

  1. Introduction. And We Begin With A Bang.
  2. Fanfare For The Common Man/The Bass Drum On The Battlefields/Wellington's Victory, Op.91 (Opening)
  3. At The Opposite Extreme Is The Triangle.
  4. Piano Concerto No.1 In E Flat (Scherzo)
  5. Categories Of Percussion: Tuned And Untuned. The Side Drum
  6. Overture To 'La Gazza Ladra' - The Thieving Magpie (Opening)
  7. The Side Drum In An Effective But Unexpected Role/Clarinet Concerto (Mvt 1)
  8. The Tambourine. One Of The Oldest Instruments In The World
  9. Den Hoboecken Dans
  10. Even Older Is The Originally Oriental Gong.
  11. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
  12. No Single Instrument Can Match The Gong In Evoking The Breaking Of Waves./Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'/But Gongs Don't Have To Be Struck To Be Effective.
  13. Gymnopedie No.2
  14. The Cymbals Are Generally Discovered Early In Life./The Sanguine Fan/And They Do More Than Clash Together Loudly. They Can Be Clashed Together Softly./Studio Example: But They Needn't Be Clashed Together At All/Studio Example: They Can Be Lightly...
  15. Other Untuned Percussion Instruments Include The Whip.: Piano Concerto In G Major (Opening)/And Here Are No Fewer Than Twenty, Cracked By Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Act I, Scene 5)
  16. More Versatile Than The Whip Are The Wood Blocks.../Studio Example/...Which Crop Up All Over The Place In Twentieth-Century American Music.
  17. Rodeo (Hoe-Down)
  18. Related To The Wood Blocks, By Sound, Are The Castanets./Jota Aragonesa/But The Castanets Were Also Used By Monteverdi Back In The Seventeenth Century.
  19. Scherzi Musicali (Damigella Tutta Belle)
  20. A Still Earlier Example From Fifteenth-Century Spain
  21. Yo M'Enamori D'Un Aire
  22. The Birth Of The Bongo
  23. Symphonic Dances From 'West Side Story'
  24. From The Streets Of New York To The Blacksmith's Shop/Il Trovatore ('Anvil Chorus')
  25. Desert-Island Decibels: Grand Canyon Suite (On The Trail)/Arcana
  26. From One Vegetable To Another: The Humble Squash, Or Marrow/Huapango
  27. Onwards To The Tuned Percussion. First, The Timpani
  28. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Introduction)
  29. But The Drum Roll Can Be More Effectively Frightening Than The Big Bang.: Symphony No.2 'Resurrection' (Mvt 3)
  30. Not One Drum Roll, But Many/Grand Canyon Suite (Sunrise)/Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)
  31. Taking Advantage Of Tunability
  32. Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Mvt 2)
  33. The Russian Composer Rodion Shchedrin Takes A Downward Turn./Carmen Suite (Changing Of The Guard)/Tuned, Yes; But For The Truly Melodic We Must Look Elsewhere.
  34. Introducing The Glockenspiel/Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
  35. Saint-Saens And The Xylophone
  36. The Carnival Of The Animals (Fossils)
  37. Ravel And The Xylophone
  38. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
  39. Introducing The Marimba/Carmen Suite (First Intermezzo)
  40. Introducing The Vibraphone
  41. The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Narange Dolce)
  42. The Vibraphone Goes Russian.../Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)/...And Is Joined By The Marimba./Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
  43. Introducing The Hungarian Cimbalom
  44. Folk Dances
  45. The Cimbalom And The Symphony Orchestra
  46. Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 3)
  47. Introducing The Tubular Bells
  48. Hary Janos Suite (Viennese Musical Clock)
  49. A More 'Up-Front' Approach From Rodion Shchedrin
  50. Carmen Suite (Introduction)
  51. But The Bells Can Also Make The Sinister Even More Sinister./Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
  52. Introducing The Celeste
  53. The Nutcracker (Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy)
  54. Magic, In The Use Of Collective Percussion
  55. Miroirs (La Vallee Des Cloches)
  56. Plucked Instruments: The 'Undercover Percussion'/Carmen Suite (Scene)
  57. A Prime Case In Point Is The Harp, Irresistible To The Romantics./The Nutcracker (Act II, No.1: Scene)/The Non-Solo Harp As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Hungarian Rhapsody No.1
  58. The Traditionally Subservient Role Of The Harpsichord In The Baroque Orchestra
  59. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Slow Mvt)
  60. The Piano: King Of The Tuned Percussion/Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Mvt 3)/And A Quarter Of A Century After That:
  61. Petrushka (Russian Dance)
  62. The Anti-Romantic Piano As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra
  63. Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Last Mvt)

Tracks:

  1. Keyboard Instruments In The Orchestra - The Most Powerful Of Them All:
  2. Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Finale)
  3. But Things In Handel's Day Were Very Different.
  4. Organ Concerto In B Flat, Op.4 No.3 (Last Mvt)
  5. The Organ Is Difficult To Classify.
  6. An Unexpected, Organ-related Guest
  7. Concerto Pour Zampogna (Last Mvt)
  8. Peasant-Fancying... And A Touch Of The Roaming Cowboy
  9. Les Miserables (Drink With Me)
  10. Outside Artefacts And The Power Of Association
  11. Mahler's Sleighbells
  12. Symphony No.4 (Opening)
  13. A Roll-Call Of Some Unusual Guests/The Typewriter/Parade
  14. Chains, And More/Integrales/An American In Paris/Sandpaper Ballet
  15. Purpose-Built Oddities: Wind Machines/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Opening)
  16. Don Quixote (Variation VIII)
  17. National Calling Cards: The Guitar For Spain/Concierto De Aranjuez (Finale)
  18. And The Guitar's Poor American Relative, The Banjo/Washington Breakdown
  19. And Poorer Still, The Mouth Organ/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Packing Up)
  20. The Balalaika For Russia/Romeo And Juliet (Act II: No.14)
  21. The Maracas For Mexico/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (El Desayuno)
  22. The Bongos And Congas And A Whole Wealth Of Other Drums For Africa And Central America/Studio Example
  23. The Sitar Of India/Evening Raga: Bhapoli
  24. The Accordion For France (Especially Paris)/Paris Canaille
  25. The Zither For Vienna/The Third Man (Theme)
  26. The Cimbalom For Hungary/Folk Dances
  27. The Guitar As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Rondena
  28. There Are Whole Orchestras Of Balalaikas./Sveit Mesiats
  29. The Effect Of The Wordless Human Voice, Used Purely As An Instrument/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
  30. Nocturnes
  31. Instruments And the Imitation Of Nature. The Clarinet As Cuckoo
  32. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Cuckoo)
  33. The Flute As An All-purpose Aviary
  34. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aviary)
  35. The Oboe As Duck
  36. Peter And The Wolf (The Duck)
  37. The Recording Of Reality. Does It Work As Well?
  38. The Pines Of Rome (The Pines Of The Janiculum)
  39. The Recording Of Reality Electronically Reborn In New Guises
  40. Cantus Articus - Concerto For Birds And Orchesra (Mvt 2)
  41. Beethoven Turns Avian: Cuckoo, Nightingale, And Quail
  42. Symphony No.6 'Pastoral' (Andante Molto Mosso)
  43. Some Improbable Casting: The Violin As Braying Donkey
  44. The Carnival Of The Animals (Persons With Long Ears)
  45. A Truly Orchestral Hee-haw To Be Reckoned With
  46. Overture To 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
  47. A Thunderstorm In A Million
  48. Symphony No.6 'Pastoral (Allegro-Allegretto)
  49. the Instrumental Depiction Of A Silent World
  50. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aquarium)
  51. Saint-Saens' Menagerie Takes A Curtain Call.
  52. The Carnival Of The Animals (Finale)

Tracks:

  1. The Grouping Of Instrumental Families. An Additive Approach. First, Two Violins
  2. Forty-Four Duos (No.4)
  3. A Great Contrast, Of Both Pitch And Character: Violin And Viola
  4. Duo For Violin And Viola In B Flat Major, K.424 (Finale, Vars 1 & 2)/Studio Example
  5. Arrival Of The Standard String Trio: Violin, Viola, And Cello
  6. String Trio In B Flat (Menuetto)
  7. The String Quartet: Two Violins, Viola, And Cello
  8. String Quartet In F, Op.18 No.1 (Mvt 3)
  9. The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Viola
  10. String Quartet No.5 In D, K.593 (Adagio)
  11. The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Cello
  12. String Quintet In C (Mvt 3)
  13. The String Sextet: Two Violins, Two Violas, And Two Cellos
  14. String Sextet In B Flat (Mvt 2)
  15. The String Octet: The Standard String Quaret Times Two
  16. Octet In E Flat, Op.20 (Mvt 1)
  17. Double The String Octet: A Fully Fledged String Orchestra
  18. String Symphony No.2 (Finale)
  19. The Massed Strings Of A Symphony Orchestra
  20. Fantasia On A Theme Of Thomas Tallis
  21. Contrasts Of Pitch And Instrumental 'Colour' In The Woodwind Section
  22. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Theme)
  23. In The First Variation It's The Horn That Gets The Lion's Share.
  24. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 1
  25. In Variation Two The Torch Is Handed To The Bassoon.
  26. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 2
  27. In Variation Three The Oboe Leads.
  28. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 3
  29. Variation Four: Conversation Before Returning To A Solo-dominated Texture
  30. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 4
  31. And Variation Five is Dominated By The Clarinet.
  32. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 5
  33. The Next To Be Featured Is The Virtuoso Flute.
  34. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 6
  35. Individual Farewells And A Closing Chorus
  36. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 7
  37. A Mixed Group: Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, String Quartet, And Double-Bass
  38. Octet In F (Mvt 3)
  39. The Early Classical Symphony Orchestra Of Haydn And Mozart
  40. Symphony No.29 In A, K.201 (Finale)
  41. Strings, Wind, But No Brass. What Haydn And Mozart Never Knew
  42. Canzon 28
  43. Beethoven's Fifth: Two Horns, Two Trumpets, And Three Trombones Join The Team.
  44. Symphony No.5 (Finale)
  45. From Beethoven To The Massive Orchestras Of Berlioz, Wagner, And Mahler
  46. Beethoven Changed The Face Of The Symphony And The Orchestra Forever
  47. Symphoy No.6 'Tragic' (Mvt 1)
  48. The Cult Of Orchestral Elephantiasis Reaches Its Peak.
  49. Symphony No.1 'Gothic' (VI: Te Ergo Quaesumus)
  50. When Large Doesn't Necessarily Mean Loud: Debussy
  51. Images (Gigues)
  52. A Crisis Of Confidence; The Orchestra's Survival Hangs In The Balance, But It Still Develops. The Ondes Martenot:
  53. Turangalila Symphony (Chant D'amour 1)
  54. The Advent Of The 'Early Music' Movement Brings A New Vitality And Freshness.
  55. Balle De Xerxes (Gavotte En Rondeau)
  56. Computer And Synthesiser: Friends Or Foes?
  57. Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
  58. A Speculative Look Ahead/Mass In B Minor ('Dona Nobis Pacem')

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Instruments of the Orchestra - Great Reference Material!.......2007-04-04

This set lends itself to greatly enhancing one's knowledge of the orchestra, instruments in it, and their usage. I am a huge music buff, and I still picked up a great deal I previously did not know. I highly recommend this for all who wish to understand the origin of music, as well as the processes that are employed to create music!

5 out of 5 stars Beginner or Expert.......2007-03-12

This CD is excellent for the beginner or expert! To be able to haear the instrumets separately and then together really provides a good education. and/or refresher. The book thaty comes with the CD is alomost worth the price by itself!

5 out of 5 stars Very Informative and Enjoyable.......2006-11-20

Whether you're a music novice or pro, "The instruments of the Orchestra" is a very worthwhile purchase. The 7 CDs, with a total of 8 hours, are expertly narrated by Jeremy Siepmann. He's a great speaker, very much like the late Leonard Bernstein was. Mr. Siepmann takes you on an unforgetable musical journey covering the origins and use of the various orchestral instruments throughout musical history. The balance between his narration and a wealth of musical examples, which range from snippets to entire movements, is superb. The comprehensive enclosed booklet is excellent and faithfully follows the 7 CDs in content. Even with my 40+ years of music training I still learned new things from this wonderful collection. Considering the excellence of the content, and a cost that translates to about $5 per disc, this collection is a great value. Grab it, you won't regret that you did. Five solid stars!

3 out of 5 stars Frank's view.......2006-08-19

This boxed set of CD's with booklet achieved all I had hoped that it would. There are good samples of individual instruments and well done commentary on each. The only drawback was that some of the samples were too brief and could have been longer, hoiwever I guess this fits in with time constraints of the medium. It has given me a lot of clues as to future purchases of CD's for listening to individual instruments. Altogeth a satisfactory purchase and a welcome addition to my collection.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent Intro for Those Not Familiar with the Orchestra.......2003-11-08

I've listened to classical music for years and am interested in composition. I bought this CD set to learn how an orchestra and its instruments work. I thought the CDs would be a nice but boring lecture. They aren't! Not only are they FUN but they are informative as well. I learned a huge amount from each CD and couldn't wait to listen to the next one.

The narrator and writer is a great speaker and holds your attention well. He is definitely knowledgeable. He provides musical examples for each point he makes, so you get to "hear" what he just talked about. I'd say the CDs are about 65% music and 35% narration. You'll learn about the range of instruments, some history, different ways to play them, how they sound, and how they are used in the orchestra. This CD set was a great learning experience and is sold at such a low price!

I recommend this CD for those who want to learn about classical music and those who know about it but are interested in learning more about the inner workings of an orchestra. You'll learn much useful information. For instance, the Rite of Spring (with that eerie start) is written for bassoon! I never knew a bassoon could sound like that but now I do.

The one complaint I have is the last CD. This deals with the orchestra. I wanted more of a tour of how the orchestra has been used through history up to the present. Instead, it was a tour of how different groups of instruments sound. I thought it could have been better. The other 6 CDs are excellent.
Nielsen: The Complete Concertos
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Danish music with Danish spirit
Nielsen: The Complete Concertos

Manufacturer: Chandos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

All Works by NielsenAll Works by Nielsen | Nielsen, Carl | ( N ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
ClarinetClarinet | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
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Similar Items:
  1. Nielsen: Orchestral Works
  2. Nielsen: Symphonies no 4-6 / Blomstedt, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
  3. Nielsen: Symphonies no 1-3 / Blomstedt, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
  4. Nielsen: Symphonies (Complete)
  5. Haydn: Piano Sonatas

ASIN: B000000ALP
Release Date: 1992-10-28

Tracks:

  1. Violin Concerto, Op. 33: Praeludium - Largo, part 1
  2. Violin Concerto, Op. 33: Allegro cavalleresco, part 1
  3. Violin Concerto, Op. 33: Poco adagio, part 2
  4. Violin Concerto, Op. 33: Rondo (Allegretto scherzando), part 2
  5. Flute Concerto: Movement I : Allegro moderato
  6. Flute Concerto: Movement II : Allegretto - Adagio ma non troppo
  7. Clarinet Concerto, Op. 57: Allegretto un poco - Poco adagio - Allegro vivace -Tempo primo ma tranquillo

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Danish music with Danish spirit.......2000-12-30

I don't have a lot to compare by on the flute and violin concerti, but as a clarinet player who has heard a lot of recordings of the clarinet concerto, none can compare to Mr. Thomsen's recording of the clarinet concerto. It's full of the necessary "piss and vinegar" spirit that this concerto demands, with the tenderness that slow moments require, as well. Going on knowledge of how Mr. Nielsen's music is to be performed, all of the soloists do a fabulous job of playing this exceedingly difficult music. The Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra also provides a fine, spirited accompaniment to these solo pieces. For authenticity of style, I can't recommend a better recording. And for all those clarinetists out there, do yourself a favor and AVOID Drucker's recording in favor of this. He has no emotion!
Nielsen: Violin Concerto; Clarinet Concerto; Flute Concerto
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Nielsen's three concertos
  • great CD
  • One of the 20th-C's Major Contributors to the Concerto Genre
Nielsen: Violin Concerto; Clarinet Concerto; Flute Concerto
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Similar Items:
  1. Nielsen: Aladdin Suite; Pan and Syrinx; Saga Deam; Maskarade Overture; Helios Overture
  2. Nielsen: Symphonies no 1-3 / Blomstedt, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
  3. Nielsen: Symphonies no 4-6 / Blomstedt, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
  4. Bax: Symphony No. 6; Into the Twilight; Summer Music
  5. Bax: Symphony No. 5; The Tale the Pine-Trees Knew

ASIN: B00004TF2U
Release Date: 2000-07-18

Tracks:

  1. Vn Con, Op.33: Praeludium: Largo - Allegro Cavalleresco - Jonathan Carney
  2. Vn Con, Op.33: Poco Adagio - Jonathan Carney
  3. Vn Con, Op.33: Rondo: Allegretto Scherzando - Jonathan Carney
  4. Cl Con, Op.57 - Kevin Banks
  5. Fl Con: Allegro Moderato - Gareth Davies
  6. Fl Con: Allegretto - Gareth Davies

Amazon.com

Nielsen's three Concertos, uniformly great pieces, barely fit on one long CD (78:59!), making it an ingenious program. Kees Bakels, a Dutch conductor now active in Bournemouth and Kuala Lumpur, leads vigorous, characterful, deeply committed performances of all three works. None of his noncelebrity soloists plays with the kind of individual personality heard in the orchestral performances. This provides an effective contrast in the Flute Concerto, where the rude orchestra battles the refined soloist and makes fun of him. The other two Concertos are just a bit disappointing in performance. But the disc is still a fine introduction to some great music and may lead listeners to investigate even better (and somewhat more expensive) performances by Tellefsen (Violin Concerto, EMI) or Drucker (clarinet) and Baker (flute) with Bernstein (CBS). Naxos has the superior recorded sound, though. --Leslie Gerber

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Nielsen's three concertos.......2006-08-20

Here we have the complete concertos of the Danish composer Carl Nielsen (1865-1931). Nielsen originally planned to compose a concerto for each member of the Copenhagen Wind Quintet; however Nielsen only got around to the Flute Concerto (1926) and the Clarinet Concerto (1928).

The Violin Concerto (1912) is an earlier work. If you enjoy the ultra Romantic third and fourth symphonies, you will definitely enjoy the Violin Concerto. Nielsen remarked that he wanted to concerto to be "popular and showy without being superficial." And indeed, this is a very "showy" concerto. The concerto is divided into two sections, each beginning slowly, but concluding briskly. The fast section of the first movement contains a great theme and a lot of fiery violin playing, with an exhilarating coda to boot. The final movement takes the form of a delightful rondo. Those familiar with the symphonies will note all of Nielsen's melodic and harmonic trademarks in this concerto. Listen to the aggressive lower strings battle against the soaring French horn clarion calls at the 3:40-mark on the third track and you'll know what I'm talking about. This is a fantastic piece, and I am a little baffled why it is not better known.

The Flute Concerto and Clarinet Concerto belong to Nielsen's later period, with the spiky and sparse sixth symphony coming to mind. The soloist has an antagonist in each of these concertos. In the Clarinet Concerto, it is the snare drum, while in the Flute Concerto, it is the trombone. The snare part heard in the Clarinet Concerto is reminiscent of the conclusion of the sixth symphony. The solo part in the Clarinet Concerto is extremely difficult, and Nielsen makes dual use of the instrument, sometimes exploring the warm and lyrical aspects of the clarinet's timbre, while in others the piercing and menacing quality of the clarinet's upper register is used. The Clarinet Concerto is a bit bizarre, sometimes frightening (11-minute-mark), but is generally interesting. The Flute Concerto is a bit more "traditional" in comparison to the Clarinet Concerto, and contains some of the lyricism found in Nielsen's earlier symphonies. But, this lyricism is often offset by more modern ideas. Nielsen's intent is to contrast the graceful flute part against the rude interjections of the trombone player. I especially enjoy the conclusions to each of the concerto's two movements, with the exotic and beautiful ending of the first movement contrasted against the frolicking finish to the second movement where the flute and the "glissando-ing" trombone seem to reach a truce.

Wind concertos are a bit of an oddity in twentieth century music, but perhaps these two concertos were an influence on Nielsen's fellow Dane, Vagn Holmboe (1909-1996), as he was composing his fantastic wind concertos and concertinos. If you like these works by Nielsen, the concertos of Holmboe are well-worth exploring.

Nielsen's concertos are far less known in comparison to his symphonies. This is a shame, as these pieces deserve to be better known, especially the dramatic violin concerto. The playing by the soloists and orchestra is very good and is matched by the excellent engineering by Naxos.

Recommended.

78:59

5 out of 5 stars great CD.......2005-10-10

All three concertos on this disc are excellent. Nielsen uses all three solo instruments in a captivating way. Particularly the flute concerto here is great; with the drums and other elements this concerto lacks the usual wispy campy quality found in many flute pieces. The recorded sound is also very good. I can't add much more to the comments of the other reviewer and would refer the reader to his review (I bought it at his recommendation and have not regretted it)

5 out of 5 stars One of the 20th-C's Major Contributors to the Concerto Genre.......2001-08-13

Nielsen composed a woodwind quintet, and then planned to write a set of five concertos, one for each member of the woodwind quintet. In the event, he completed concertos only for the flute and clarinet (in addition to the earlier violin concerto). This is devastating news for the hornists in the world, particularly ... for a Nielsen horn concerto would be a gold nugget in the solo horn rep. No question.

Nielsen's contribution to the concerto genre is at the head of an oddly small collection of 20th composers, a small minority who composed concerti for more than one single-line instrument. The great Russians, Stravinsky, Prokofiev and Shostakovich, all wrote concerti both for violin and for piano; but none for solo wind instrument. What I know of the concertos of the only other 20th-century composer to write for more than one wind -- Hindemith -- does not seem to me to match the quality of Nielsen's work in the genre.

Nielsen ought to write a violin concerto well -- the instrument was his principal study for three years at the Copenhagen Conservatory, and he played at a second desk in the Royal Danish Orchestra for the premiere of his own first symphony, in March of 1894. The violin concerto is a moving, and absorbing work; in many respects solidly rooted in the rich tradition of the violin concerto repertory, but it benefits from that tradition rather than bogging down in it. There is even the occasional foreshadowing of the humor Nielsen shows in the later wind concerti, such as the end of the first movement where the horns "wobble" in imitation of the solo violin.

The clarinet concerto is dynamite; a great piece for the soloist to play, and the finest clarinet concerto since Mozart's. Nielsen takes the inherent soloist-vs.-orchestra "contest" which is at the heart of the concerto, and expands the contest. In the case of the clarinet concerto, the snare drum sometimes comes to the fore to serve as a chief "antagonist" of the solo part. For the flute concerto, it is the boorish trombone which antagonizes the super-elegant flute solo.

The performances on this disc, both orchestra and soloists, are solid, musical, polished.
Nielsen: Concertos for Clarinet, Flute and Violin
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    Nielsen: Concertos for Clarinet, Flute and Violin

    Manufacturer: EMI Classics
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    All Works by NielsenAll Works by Nielsen | Nielsen, Carl | ( N ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
    OverturesOvertures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
    Tone PoemsTone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
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    ASIN: B000NPCMEY
    Release Date: 2007-04-24

    Tracks:

    1. Symphonic Rhapsody
    2. Helios Overture Op.17
    3. Saga-drom Op.39
    4. I: Praeludiom (Largo)-
    5. Allegro Cavalleresco
    6. II: Intermezzo )Poco Adagio)-
    7. Rondo (Allegretto Scherzando)

    Tracks:

    1. Pan Og Syrinx Op.49
    2. I: Allegro Moderato
    3. II: Allegretto-Adagio Ma Non Troppo-Allegretto-Tempo Di Marcia
    4. Rhapsody Overture: An Imaginary Journey To The Faeroe Islands
    5. Clarinet Concerto Op.57

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    Specially priced 2-CD set in space-saving brilliant box with accompanying three-language booklet. Digitally remastered to the highest standards at the world-famous Abbey Road Studios.
    Nielsen: Symphonies/Concertos
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Unbeatable Nielsen
    Nielsen: Symphonies/Concertos

    Manufacturer: Bis
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    All Works by NielsenAll Works by Nielsen | Nielsen, Carl | ( N ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
    SymphoniesSymphonies | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
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    ASIN: B0000016JR
    Release Date: 1994-10-12

    Tracks:

    1. I. Allegro Orgoglioso
    2. II. Andante
    3. III. Allegro Comodo
    4. IV. Finale. Allegro Con Fuoco
    5. I. Allegro Collerico
    6. II. Allegro Comodo E Flemmatico
    7. III. Andante Malincolico
    8. IV. Allegro Sanguineo

    Tracks:

    1. I. Allegro Espansivo
    2. II. Andante Pastorale
    3. III. Allegretto Un Poco
    4. IV. Finale. Allegro
    5. I. Tempo Giusto - Adagio Non Troppo
    6. II. Allegro - Andante Un Poco Tranquillo - Allegro

    Tracks:

    1. I. Allegro - Neeme Jarvi
    2. II. Poco Allegretto - Neeme Jarvi
    3. III. Poco Adagio Quasi Andante - Neeme Jarvi
    4. Con Anima - IV. Allegro - Neeme Jarvi
    5. I. Tempo Giusto - Neeme Jarvi
    6. II. Humoreske. Allegretto - Neeme Jarvi
    7. III. Proposta Seria. Adagio - Neeme Jarvi
    8. IV. Tema Con Variazioni: Allegro - Variations 1-9 - Fanfare - Neeme Jarvi

    Tracks:

    1. I. Praeludium. Largo - Allegro Cavalleresco
    2. II. Poco Adagio
    3. III. Rondo. Allegretto Scherzando
    4. I. Allegro Moderato - Orchestra
    5. II. Allegretto - Adagio Ma Non troppo - Allegretto - Tempo Di Marcia - Orchestra
    6. Allegretto Un Poco - Poco Adagio - Allegro Non Troppo - Adagio - Allegro Vivace - Orchestra

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Unbeatable Nielsen.......2002-10-09

    Myung-whun Chung and Neme Jarvi are both ideal Nielsen interpreters, combining power with soaring lyricism. This set includes some of the best performances of the symphonies you'll hear. Chung's account of the 3rd is the best I've ever heard (I've heard about all currently available), with powerful outer movements and a tempo in the pastorale that allows it the breadth it should have in a symphony named "The Expansive." Likewise, Chung's other performances, including the 5th, are among the best. Jarvi is equally good in the 4th and 6th. The concerto performances continue in the same vein, and are highly satisfying. The sound quality is excellent. Recommended very, very highly.
    Carl Nielsen: Concertos- Orchestral Works, Volume 2
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      Carl Nielsen: Concertos- Orchestral Works, Volume 2

      Manufacturer: Danacord Records
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      ASIN: B000003LNX
      Release Date: 1996-03-22
      Nielsen: Concerto for Flute / Clarinet & Orchestra / Hindemith: Violin Concerto
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Unusual coupling but great performances
      • Clarinet Concerto
      • Outstanding Hindemith
      Nielsen: Concerto for Flute / Clarinet & Orchestra / Hindemith: Violin Concerto

      Manufacturer: Sony
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      ASIN: B0000027N7
      Release Date: 1993-06-22

      Tracks:

      1. Con: I. Allegro Moderato - Julius Baker
      2. Con: Allegretto - Julius Baker
      3. Con, Op.57: Allegretto Un Poco-Cadenza-Tempo I-Poco Adagio-Allegretto Non Troppo-Cadenza-Adagio.... - Stanley Drucker
      4. Con: I. Massig Bewegte Halbe - Isaac Stern
      5. Con: II. Langsam - Isaac Stern
      6. Con: III. Lebhaft - Isaac Stern

      Amazon.com

      Hindemith's Violin Concerto is one the composer's "American" works, a long line of masterpieces composed after his emigration from Germany, where his music had been banned by the Nazi regime. There have been two famous performances of this appealing piece: David Oistrakh's, and this one. Both versions are superb, and this has the advantage of Leonard Bernstein on the podium (Oistrakh's had the composer, who was not a very good conductor). The companion piece is just as important: these are outstanding versions of two of the very finest concertos for flute and clarinet composed this century. A great disc in every respect. --David Hurwitz

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Unusual coupling but great performances.......2005-03-18

      Coupling two wind concerti with a violin concerto by a different composer is certainly not very common. Nevertheless, the performances are all superb, especially the Clarinet Concerto as performed by Stanley Drucker. I have no idea why this work is not performed more often in the concert hall. It is a wonderful piece and with the snare drum obligato, it is quite entertaining also. If you can find this CD at a reasonable price, I would buy it.

      5 out of 5 stars Clarinet Concerto.......2003-04-14

      The Clarinet Concerto, written shortly before Nielson's death, is considered to be the ultimate virtuoso piece in the clarinet's repertoire. The legendary Stanley Drucker's rendition is often considered to be the benchmark recording of the concerto.

      5 out of 5 stars Outstanding Hindemith.......2000-08-04

      Hindemith's Violin Concerto is not particularly well known, but this performance convinces me it should be! It is melodic and powerful and accessible while still being clearly of the 20th century; this is not a conservative work that is stuck in the past. Stern's intense, gutsy, and emotional playing is some of the best I have ever heard. On top of that, you have Leonard Bernstein and the NYPO, both in top form, accompanying Stern. The disc also features the Concerto for Flute and the Concerto for Clarinet by Carl Nielsen. While not on the same level as the Hindemith, they are excellent performances of two late Romantic concertos. The recordings, originally from the mid-60s and here digitally remastered, are superb.
      Nielsen: Violin, Flute & Clarinet Concertos
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        Nielsen: Violin, Flute & Clarinet Concertos

        Manufacturer: Bis
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        All Works by NielsenAll Works by Nielsen | Nielsen, Carl | ( N ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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        ASIN: B0000016JS
        Release Date: 1994-10-12

        Tracks:

        1. I. Praeludium. Largo - Allegro Cavalleresco
        2. II. Poco Adagio
        3. III. Rondo. Allegretto Scherzando
        4. I. Allegro Moderato
        5. II. Allegretto - Adagio Ma Non Troppo - Allegretto - Tempo Di Marcia
        6. Allegretto Un Poco - Poco Adagio - Allegro Non Troppo - Adagio - Allegro Vivace
        Nielsen: Instrumental Concertos
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          Nielsen: Instrumental Concertos

          Manufacturer: Kontrapunkt
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          All Works by NielsenAll Works by Nielsen | Nielsen, Carl | ( N ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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          ASIN: B000003VBS
          Release Date: 1997-07-29

          Tracks:

          1. Con: Allegro moderato
          2. Con: Allegretto/Adagio ma troppo/Allegretto/ Poco adagio/Tempo di marcia...
          3. Con: Allegretto un poco/Allegro non troppo/Piu allegro/Poco adagio...
          4. Con: Op.33: I. Praeludium. Largo/Allegro cavalleresco
          5. Con: Op.33: II. Poco adagio/Rondo. Allegretto scherzando
          Lutoslawski: Dance Preludes, Nielsen: Concerto for Clarinet & Orchestra
          Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
          • Grand recording!
          • A different approach.
          • Pretty Good
          • Ugh
          Lutoslawski: Dance Preludes, Nielsen: Concerto for Clarinet & Orchestra
          Witold Lutoslawski , Carl Nielsen , Sergei Prokofiev , and Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
          Manufacturer: RCA
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          Binding: Audio CD

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          ASIN: B00005QK4R
          Release Date: 2001-10-23

          Tracks:

          1. Lutoslawski: Dance Preludes: Allegro molto
          2. Lutoslawski: Dance Preludes: Andantino
          3. Lutoslawski: Dance Preludes: Allegro giocoso
          4. Lutoslawski: Dance Preludes: Andante
          5. Lutoslawski: Dance Preludes: Allegro molto
          6. Nielsen: Concerto for Clarinet & Orchestra, Op. 57
          7. Prokofiev: Sonata, Op. 94: Moderato
          8. Prokofiev: Sonata, Op. 94: Allegretto scherzando
          9. Prokofiev: Sonata, Op. 94: Andante
          10. Prokofiev: Sonata, Op. 94: Allegro con brio

          Customer Reviews:

          5 out of 5 stars Grand recording!.......2005-09-20

          Richard Stoltzman's playing of the Nielsen concerto is SO very expressive and has great contrast in the different sections. The Adagio is played like a true lyrical Adagio melody while the more agitated sections are well presented and playful. Definately my favourite recording of this concerto.
          The Prokofiev is also played very well with great musicality, however the tempos in all 4 movements are maybe a bit too slow.
          He manages to capture the greatest spirit is the fast three Dance Preludes by Lutoslawski.
          This is one of my favourite CDs for many reasons. His personality really comes though and he is not bothered what some 'one dimensional' people might think. A MUST HAVE!

          5 out of 5 stars A different approach........2005-05-20

          Many clarinet players grew up with he wonderful Stanley Drucker recording of this work. Drucker's interpretation reflected what was described as the "devilish" personality of the player for whom Nielsen originally composed the Concerto. And many live performances of the work I heard in the 70's and 80's also were similar to Mr. Drucker's playing. But....Stoltzman takes another direction. His playing here is much more lyrical and less frantic. This may offend some "purists" who want to hear one interpretation only. There are also some clarinetists who still hold to the "no vibrato in America" commandment. They too, may not prefer this CD and may be so incensed as to write an unnecessarily vitriolic review found elsewhere on this page. Listen to the recording with an open mind for music and you will enjoy it. This man is a master musician and his playing here is fabulous as is that of the Warsaw Philharmonic -also superb players.

          4 out of 5 stars Pretty Good.......2004-08-09

          I think this is a pretty good Cd. I'll try to offer comments on each piece.

          Lutoslawski's Dance Preludes is well done, in my opinion. I think Stoltzman's style is well suited to this piece. His excited, flamboyant playing style is excellent for the bouncy, frantic sounding faster movements.

          The Nielsen isn't the best I've heard, but it's not bad. I think there are moments during the faster sections where he overdoes some tenutos and over-phrases a bit. These issues are only a minor distraction to me though. He's Stoltzman, and he plays this concerto like Stoltzman (obviously). If you don't like him you won't like it -- then again, if you hate him that much you probably wouldn't even search long enough to find this review, so it's probably not too big of a deal = )

          The Prokofiev Sonata is excellent. This piece, originally written for flute, is transcribed for clarinet and much of it is very high in the clarinet range. I've heard other artists play this piece where the range issues were evident in their playing. Stoltzman, however, plays the higher passages with ease and makes it sound easy and beautiful. My only complaint is that the 2nd and 4th movement are taken quite slow. He stylistically pulls off those movements at his chosen tempos, but I prefer them played closer to the written tempos.

          While the Nielsen and Dance Preludes are good, if I could only have one recording of those pieces, this wouldn't be it. I prefer Thea King's Lutoslawksi (Helios) and Kevin Banks's Nielsen (Naxos) to those found here (although there is certainly room for all versions in one's CD collection). However, I think it is DEFINITELY worth getting this CD for the Prokofiev Sonata.

          2 out of 5 stars Ugh.......2004-08-02

          Well, Stoltzman really hasn't come out with anything decent since his brahms recordings way back in the day. The Nielsen concerto is just terrible..and whats with overdone vibrato? The sound is very thin and lacks substance. I've heard many better interpretations of the Nielsen, unfortuantately, my favorite is out of print.

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