Francis Poulenc - Clarinet Sonata: II. Romanza (Audio) | Tokyo
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Fifteen year old clarinetist Narek Arutyunian playing the second movement from Poulenc's Clarinet Sonata. Twitter: https://twitter.com/narekclarinet Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Narek-Arutyunian/166451326759371 Instant Encore: http://narekarutyunian.instantencore.com/web/home.aspx Clarinetist Narek Arutyunian is an artist who “reaches passionate depths with seemingly effortless technical prowess and beguiling sensitivity” (The Washington Post). He has performed the Copland Clarinet Concerto with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Alice Tully Hall as well as Artie Shaw’s Concerto for Clarinet with The Boston Pops. Mr. Arutyunian has also appeared as soloist with the Meridian Symphony, the Albany Symphony, the Long Bay Symphony, and the Longwood Symphony. He has performed recitals at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts, the Lied Center of Kansas, the Buffalo Chamber Music Society, the Weis Center for the Performing Arts, the Westport Arts Center, the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts, Music for Youth, Iowa State University, Southern Adventist University, Missouri State University, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall. Mr. Arutyunian has performed extensively in Australia, Asia, and in Europe, where he appeared at the Louvre in Paris and the Palazzo del Principe in Genoa, among others. He has appeared as soloist with the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, and in Russia with the Kaliningrad Philharmonic, the Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra and the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Arutyunian’s festival appearances include Juilliard ChamberFest, where he performed Osvaldo Golijov’s The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind, the New York Festival of Song, Krzyzowa Music Festival in Poland, Germany’s Usedomer Musikfestival, Musica Viva’s Huntington Estate and Sydney Festivals in Australia, the 2013 Young Concert Artists Festivals in Tokyo and Beijing, and the Marlboro Music Festival. Mr. Arutyunian’s growing career has also included numerous educational outreach programs in New York City public schools and around the country. His 2016-2017 season includes recitals at the Morgan Library and Museum, Pepperdine University, Oneonta Concert Association, and a performance as soloist with the Bucks County Symphony. Winner of the 2010 Young Concert Artists International Auditions, he was presented in debut recitals at Merkin Concert Hall and the Kennedy Center to rave reviews. By the age of 16, he had already won First Prizes in the International Young Musicians Competition in Prague and the Musical Youth of the Planet Competition in Moscow. He recorded the Weber Concertino for clarinet with the State Symphony Orchestra of New Russia. Born in 1992 in Gyumri, Armenia, Mr. Arutyunian’s family moved to Moscow when he was three. He graduated from the Moscow State Conservatory where he worked with Evgeny Petrov. He received his Bachelor’s degree from the Juilliard School, where he worked with Charles Neidich. He is currently a Master’s candidate at the Manhattan School of Music, where he continues his studies with Mr. Neidich. Mr. Arutyunian’s clarinet is a personal gift from the conductor and violinist Vladimir Spivakov. He receives general support for his career from the Guzik Foundation in California.
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I'm playing this for my grade 7, I have to say, high notes and fast fingerings are not my forte 😂😅
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divine love it John Amis would have agreed
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sight read it today and loved it, only 14
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I'm 13 and doing my grade 7 next year :3 I'm learning this atm
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Wait... You were 15 when you did this?! Jeez, that is amazing! My sheet music came for this yesterday, and I can't wait to play this! :D
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Great clarinet playing. Piano a bit indulgent: what is it about classical pianists that they feel the need to pull back the tempo at the end of every bar? Where's the sense of direction in the phrase?
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Very. Around Grade 7 (English grades) so that's around 4-7 years of work, AFAIK.
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Wonderful performance! It'd be quite respectful to mention the name of your pianist..... Unless, of course, the pianist requested otherwise.
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played in a lovely manner
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ugh for goodness sake. i have to play this piece but how on earth am I supposed to play it to this standard?!
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Does anyone have the sheet music for this?
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This is one of the best interpretations I heard of this movement. I'd love to hear the other movs.
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I think it's one of the most beautiful pieces for clarinet ever written. And, for once, I'm totally in love with the piano part at 1:37. This line is so easy and so charming...
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Thank you for sharing this.
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I love how you play at 1:16 and 1:23 - it's so clean, and I can hear every single note! Have you published a video of Weber Concertino? I will play it at a concert (with orchestra!!) in May, but I need inspiration and want to listen to many different recordings! And since I really love your sound, I would like to hear you play it :)
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What kind ligatures you using?
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I'm stuck between this or Weber's concertino for my solo this year. Dx Tough choice.
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@marielette86 Yep.
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I just think this movement is sexy as hell! Does anyone get the same feeling that I do?
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really nice ! so nice atmosphere ! colours ! you can be proud of it ! there is nothing to say!