The Classical Clarinet Thread

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Originally Posted by BigSwede

Bernhard Crusell was the clarinet giant in Sweden and Finland late 1700s-early 1800s: . . .

I'd never heard of Crusell before. Thanks for sharing the two videos, BigSwede. The music was very pleasant.

I am now listening to some songs by another composer (and clarinetist) about whom I knew nothing yesterday:
Carl Baermann (1810 – 1885) from Deutschland. Carl Baermann - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Here is one of Carl Baermann's pieces that I feel is quite nice, starting off slow and contemplative, moving to a faster section, and then returning to the slow one:

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Carl Baermann - opus 63 No. 43,
from Carl Baermann's Complete Celebrated Clarinet Method.
Kees Vos, Clarinet, and Frits Kroese, Piano
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(The start of the main melody sounds very similar to some famous piece, but I can't remember which one...arghh!!!)



And another by Carl Baermann below, with a beautiful and unexpected video showing...mushrooms!
I'd watch it just for the mushrooms and other nature scenes, so the clarinet is a bonus.

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Carl Baermann - opus 63 No. 44 Variations Sentimentales
from Carl Baermann's Complete Celebrated Clarinet Method.
Kees Vos, Clarinet, and Frits Kroese, Piano
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(Notice the unexpected, subtle entrance of the clarinet on third beat of a measure, rather than on the first beat. Also notice the variety throughout the piece...hence "Variations" in the title, I suppose. If you get bored with one section, a new one pops up soon! It's like channel surfing without the surfing. )