Clarinet & Piano
| Charles Marie Widor (1844-1937) |
Quality: 7.5 |
| Introduction et Rondo, op. 72 |
Difficulty: 8 |
| 1898 |
11:00 |
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Southern, — (Sixteen Grands Solos de Concert) |
Highest Note: alt. A |
Description
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Written for 1898 Paris Conservatory contest (2nd year) |
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Organist & composer; known primarily for organ works |
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Trained at Paris Conservatory & taught Milhaud; also wrote a contest piece for flute |
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Idiomatic & virtuosic |
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Impressionistic showpiece; sounds very "French" |
Necessary Qualities
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Finger technique |
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Light articulation |
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Good sense of pitch |
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Air between notes |
Pedagogical Suggestions
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Use rubato |
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Practice with different articulations & in different rhythms |
Recommended Recordings
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Leister/Bogner; Camerata |