Bass Clarinet solo - Shostakovich: Symphony No.7 "Leningrad" 

It’s the deep rich sound 😍

Thank you very much, congratulations to you for going back to bass clarinet 👏👏👏

Selmer Privilège bass clarinet. BD5 Vandoren mouthpiece. Thanks!

Amazing! What reed do you use?

Vandoren V12

@@SilviaInsaLlopis Question, when you play louder, do you hear any shrill reedy sounds? I was wondering if that was something only the player could hear and isn’t audible in the tone everyone else hears. Everything I try to get rid of it doesn’t work, a different angle, different reed and reed size, or different mouthpiece. Is that a part of the instrument or is it fixable?

@@SilviaInsaLlopiswhat about ligature?

Sure!! Wagner also likes long phrases with bass clarinet, always give a touch of mistery and depth.

@@SilviaInsaLlopis Yess, bass clarinet is so mysterious. My favorite excerpt is from Stravinsky's rite of spring, just before the sacrificial dance.

@@SilviaInsaLlopis How many times have you played the Rite of Spring and all the mahler symphonies?

Several times, next season we will play the rite of spring. ❤

@@SilviaInsaLlopis can you please upload the video.

Maybe isn't Shostakovich best moment but there is one of more difficult bass clarinet orchestral excerps. 😅

@@SilviaInsaLlopis Really? Where's the difficult part?

Long phrases and breathing. Always this is more difficult than playing a thousand notes, at least for me.

Uh ????? 🤪