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Carl Maria von Weber, Ludwig van Beethoven, Hector Berlioz
Orchestral Excerpts for Clarinet
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (21) - Disc #1
1. Der Freischütz, opera, J. 277 (Op. 77): Unspecified excerpt(s) for clarinet
2. Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60: Excerpt
3. Symphony No. 6 in F major ('Pastoral'), Op. 68: Excerpt
4. Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93: Excerpt
5. Symphonie fantastique for orchestra ('Episode de la vie d'un Artiste...en cinq parties'), H.48 (Op. 14): Unspecified excerpt(s) for c
6. Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68: Excerpt
7. Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90: Excerpt
8. Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98: Excerpt
9. Symphony No. 3 in A minor ('Scottish'), Op. 56: Unspecified excerpt(s) for clarinet
10. A Midsummer Night's Dream, incidental music, Op. 61: Unspecified excerpt(s) for clarinet
11. Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27: Unspecified excerpt(s) for clarinet
12. Capriccio espagnol (Kaprichchio na ispankskiye temï), for orchestra, Op. 34: Unspecified excerpt(s) for clarinet
13. Scheherazade, symphonic suite for orchestra, Op. 35: Unspecified excerpt(s) for clarinet
14. Semiramide, opera: Unspecified excerpt(s) for clarinet
15. Symphony No. 8 in B minor ('Unfinished'), D. 759: Unspecified excerpt(s) for clarinet
16. Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36: Excerpt
17. Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64: Excerpt
18. Symphony No. 6 in B minor ('Pathétique'), Op. 74: Excerpt
19. Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39: Unspecified excerpt(s) for clarinet
20. Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun), for orchestra, L. 86: Unspecified excerpt(s) for clarinet
21. Don Juan, tone poem for orchestra, Op. 20 (TrV 156): Unspecified excerpt(s) for clarinet

CD Details

All Artists: Carl Maria von Weber, Ludwig van Beethoven, Hector Berlioz, Johannes Brahms, Felix [1] Mendelssohn, Sergey Rachmaninov, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Gioachino Rossini, Franz [Vienna] Schubert, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Jean Sibelius, Claude Debussy, Richard [1] Strauss
Title: Orchestral Excerpts for Clarinet
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Summit(Classical)
Release Date: 8/23/1994
Genre: Classical
Styles: Opera & Classical Vocal, Forms & Genres, Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Romantic (c.1820-1910), Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 099402161921

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CD Reviews

Good but not excellent

Andreas K | USA | 02/24/2005

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Though Larry Combs is recognized as one of the better clarinetists of the 20th Century this recording does not portray that recognition. The tone is a bit spready and rough around the edges, it lacks the more refined quality of contemporary players like Ricardo Morales or Jon Manasse. In addition the counting in the Scherzo from a Midsummer Night's Dream is a bit off, Combs enters early on the eighth notes preceding the infamous trilled figure. Overall it is refreshing to have a recording of only clarinet excerpts, however this is not the definitive way of playing those same excerpts."

Great and informative but not without faults

B. Yoon | Urbana, IL USA | 06/19/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Larry Combs is one of the greatest players to ever play the instrument. His comments on this recording are extremely helpful, concise, and very casual - absolutely no pretention at all. Unfortunately, it wasn't recorded very well. It seems to have been mic'ed too close and with too much reverb. It not only distorts Comb's tone, making it sound more diffuse than he actually sounds, one also gets many extraneous noises from keys clicking to even faint sounds of trucks driving by!Also, some of the selections are a little out of date. There are certain excerpts that weren't included which show up on more orchestral auditions than some of the ones included. Firebird, Daphnis, Ginastera's Variaciones Concertante, etc. show up on a lot of lists these days.Regardless, this is an essential educational tool for any serious clarinetist."

Simply the best.

classical-lover | California, USA | 07/13/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Larry Combs is one of the few completely unprecedented clarinetists out there. There isnt anyone much better than him. He has the most beautiful sound I have ever heard in my life. The tone, articulation, and overall feeling you get from his playing can't be compared to anyone else. Mr. Combs offers helpful, detailed commentary on each orchestral excerpt he plays. It feels like you're in a lesson! The commentary comes from a lifetime of experience and achievement, and is highly legitimate. But the best learning tool is his performance of the excerpts. It's, at the very least, something to try to live up to. Every clarinetist will love this collection. Not to mention, get any CSO recording from the last 25 years and you can hear his amazing sound as principal clarinet. If thats not something to try to live up to, I don't know what is."