Mozart - Clarinet Concerto [Sharon Kam] 

I agree with you. Her sound is so pure and special. and distinct. Just wonderful performance.

Do you hear the similarities with his 3rd Violin Concerto?

Same year as he died. Incredible.....

100% agree. She has a depth I have not heard before. Her adagio is a revelation of the human soul

Duo smoke gets on my eyes

One of several reasons Glenn Gould quit stage and went to the recording studio was of the criticism people made of his movements.

Her head flinches too excessively. You can't disagree.

John Bradley so what? the way She plays the clarinet is incredible. You move like this when music is really coming from your soul, she’s being carried by the music. Enjoy man, enjoy music and stop being so plastic.

Agreed

I am not very old, I'm only in middle school, I play clarinet in band, When I am older, I plan on getting a scholarship in music. I would like to play like this some day. In additions to playing the clarinet, eventually I would like to get better at other instruments. Enough said, I completly agree as well, I don't even listen to much music other than classic, because it helps me see others play very well. If I listen to Mozart, the following generations will, too.

mikaela C. You sound very dedicated. I can tell this music inspired you. This woman is extremly good and flawless clairmet player. You'll have your work cut out for you to be at her level. When I was your age, I was 1st chair French Horn playert. I switched from trumpet at my Band directors request, because I had natural ability so he decided to put me on a more challegeing instrument. I say if you are a more advanced player than your peers, you might have a chance if you persue. Good luck!

Yeah, I'm looking to also be like most of my favorite clarinet soloists, it's nice to see others who are interested, too, and I'm in high school btw.

rbagel55 i have been told by my peers that i was important to the rest of the clarinet players in my band and that i play very well. at the end of my school year, we had a talent show. there were only three instrument players in the show, me being one of them. all of the others played music from parts of a book we have that are from like when you first learn what instrument your playing. i when above and beyond that and found a music sheet that was more for players two grades older than me at the time. p.s.- the other two were from a grade older than me lol. i rocked it, i honestly was a little scared when later that same day people (including teachers) kept coming up to me and saying i was awesome. there were like 30 people that told me that throughout the day. :)

Thank God indeed. What a guy.

Indigo Jax a

Amen brother. Mozart was a child of the Gods.

God does not exist

Nek MC you have no soul. That is why you can't feel what we feel. I would pity you however there is nothing to pity.

I read somewhere that the great Benny Goodman wanted to listen to his favorite recording of his "beloved" Mozart clarinet concerto during his final hours (or maybe it was that he wanted a copy of the score with him)...at any rate, what beautiful music to leave this "mortal coil" with!

I would have stood and shouted f^&ckin a man! But that's just me.

+mrsneaky2010 The theme is the only simple thing, his stylings on it are anything but...

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silvr94 I'm unaware that I move until I smack my bell on something. XD

StormieTheDark lol, I once accompanied a singer who managed to bang their head on the lid of the piano haha

silvr94 My high school band class used risers during class (there wasn't anywhere else to put them where they wouldn't be in the way, so they were set up in the band room) my trumpet player friend managed to knock himself right off the top row. Just fell right back and hit the floor 😂

It depends on the musical instruments they play, I'm a pianist, always sitting in front of the piano, however, if a clarinet player I were I CANNOT HELP DANCING AND JUMPING AROUND playing this concerto :-)

Most musicians are pretentious (I certainly am), but it has nothing to do with how they move!

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Bravo Mario, continue bringing joy around you to all of those who listen to your playing.

+Rodrigo Lopes ~ History proves you mostly correct, and that is why I used the expression 'Imagine'. But history also proves, that people CAN and HAVE lived in peace, and have done so for longer periods than # 1 warmonger America has been in existence, a country formed by imbeciles no longer tolerated back on the British Isles. Some of those peaceful people were found by that violent bastard Columbus when he arrived on Hispaniola, where Natives had lived in peace for centuries without war. As such they were easy to subdue. Were they 'bored' because they didn't know war? I have my doubts. On a developmental / evolutionary level however, the principle of war is a regression. War, regardless of how sophisticated the weaponry, is most closely related to actions associated with our most primitive neural aspect, the pip-squeak reptilian brain, lowest of our five-part brain system. Is that sort of functioning something to be proud of for a so-called 'advanced being'? Probably not. If all Mozart had available - since we're on this page here - was that pea-sized brain, we would never hear any of this music, for the only uttering produced would be some growls, moans and huffs, but there may well be a lot more capable distance runners like your outstanding namesake from Portugal, Carlos Lopes. That just for kicks : - ) Have a great day.

+Rodrigo Lopes No need for war. We have competitive sports. Beat each other up on the playing field, not killing on a war field.

+SubtleKnowledge I've actually suspected for some time that there are people today who think life without violence would be boring. But just the thought that there are so many people who think war is necessary was too depressing, so I didn't bother to explore further.It just shows that regardless of scientific and technological progress we've made, human spirit seems to be incapable of true advance.

Wrong! The spirit is capable of advances we cannot possibly imagine with the material brain of ours. Most of us dumb fuckers (excuse my French) are stunted to the point where grasping anything outside of the material realm is no longer possible. Nature provides countless clues as to what our possibilities are. Like a tree, we can grow in two different dimensions: The root system and the above ground system, each relatively mirror one another. Of course there are carrots too, which mostly employ just one tap-root, but provide a beautiful, visible greenery above surface. So, in spite of my multiple shortcomings, I have decided to see the world as an opportunity to grow spiritually (and that may be our only purpose) and see where that takes me. So far i have little to complain about, but I do make the mistake fairly frequently to invent trouble where none should exist, probably just to test where the hell I am in my evolution ; - )

SubtleKnowledge People are not aware of the beauty of a material world, let alone of any kind of abstract ideas or spirituality. We are doomed. Even the world war is still a possibility. This should have been a time when a big wave should've been felt. A time when people communicate with each other and become more and more open. Instead, we have wars in undeveloped countries and depression and boredom in the most advanced ones. People have no clue about how beautiful life could be.

SpeedyNeutrino172 m

Come to think of it never seen 'n heard such beautiful music from a stone or bronze statue.

Thanks... the adagio is just too wonderful for words.

Michael Hoshall b Victoria jazz club

What is it mean?

Belle interprétation, c.est la consécration d,un instrument inventé par Denner. Mozart le décrivait comme étant le plus proche de la voix humaine! Merci Wolfi...

Écrit 😢pour Anton Steiner en 1781! Je crois .. 🎉

+Katie Holton YES i AGREE

+Katie Holton Indeed ! The flowing movements speak to how the music makes the soloist feels about the music. If the music makes you dance , then dance to the music !. I played Mozart in concerts, but my body never moved much, just no dancing connection there. Sharon's movements flow with the music .....Dance on !

I had the great pleasure of playing in an orchestra that accompanied her for the Copland Clarinet Concerto. She made it sound like she was improvising the whole thing on the spot in genius fashion. I'll never forget that beautiful performance.

It's ok to move like that but you can hear the sound changing and morphing as the instrument moves up and down. It's not necessarily musical either (the way that the tone mutates as she does it) She could still play beautifully with amazing phrasing and musicality without moving as much in my opinion. This way, the sound will be more even.

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Do itt!!!

Same here. I used to play, but eventually I saw the price of it all, and had to let my passion go

Celia Rodríguez .... "The solist's movements make the spectactor to get distracted of this gorgeus concert"? Hmmm... tell me: were you under the influence of drugs when you wrote that STUPID comment?

Nino Trevisan n

I know! I used to play in my middle school concert band, and I loved the instrument! I had to quit however, because the cost of staying was far too great for my dad to pay

Or maybe it was his own phenomenal genius...I always marvel that SO MUCH beautiful music could be in one guy's head (and in such a short life)

Mozart a triché sur celui là cet un ange qui lui a dicté les notes

josé illescas p

Oh, wow. But tbh, she rocks the clarinet part

Apart from the Requiem, (unfinished), it was the very last complete piece Mozart wrote in 1790/1.

@@albanvic No, it was the cantata kv 623

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Berro

I know right?! Mozart was definitely one of my favorite composers, and he was just absolutely filled with talent, such a shame he died at such a young age, to have that talent destroyed in an instant.

Beautifully said!

FamilyForJesus exactly, do people want her to stand like a piece of wood?

Laura Fearn duh of course

I totally agree with you, she should do whatever makes her comfortable. She is excellent!

2:39 so good

If you're irritated by how she moves, you clearly need to get out and see more music performed live. Any music. That's how musicians move. The same is true of a heavy metal guitarist doing a solo. The music comes from a place of deep feeling, or else it's not good music.

É vero.

Tom Hendrix

Was breath taking. Brings back Memories of my dear Dad. He was in a Vice Regal Band in 1930's.. also British Army 19-14 -18 War.

And I thank you for your tip in re Mozart's scoring for that particular member of the clarinet family, as it changes the entire overall sound.

The best interpretation I have heard.

@@ftworthxxx Clearly you haven't heard Martin Fröst's performance of this concerto

@@julianruiz8524 Yes I have and she's better.

@@ftworthxxx You're funny

julian ruiz i

So you've used Bassett Horn and Bassett Clarinet interchangably when they're two different instruments. Basset Clarinet is in A and shaped like Soprano Clarinets where as Bassett Horn is in F and shaped like a modern Alto Clarinet in Eb.

Meeeeee to bitch

As Bryce put it... this is still an A Clarinet or the Bassett clarinet and NOT a Bassett horn keyed in F

really

I've always thought the 2nd movement is one of the most beautiful pieces of classical music in existence.