Comments on: Concerto ‘Tahrir for Clarinet and Orchestra’ Inspired by Egyptian Uprising

By: F S

F S — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 22:23:00 +0000

Well, it’s a pretty good piece, performed admirably by good musicians, but not recorded under studio conditions. For many years, I played klezmer style clarinet, and there are similarities here in style and technique. I returned to my more classical chops after tiring of klezmer, and hate to say it, I’m a bit tired of hearing clarinet played this way. However, it’s clear Fairouz is a fine composer.

By: Cameron Hewes

Cameron Hewes — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:06:00 +0000

The clarinet is a huge part of traditional music from the respective country/nations. It is a versatile instrument, capable of producing many different colours and textures. The wide vibrato, big-interval scooping, and plentiful trills certainly create a more “vigorous” sort of plaintive, but it is not at all at loss of sorrow.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:10:00 +0000

@jockstender:disqus ,

I don’t understand what you’re talking about. How does a clarinet seem out of place in a clarinet concerto?

How are you going to take something metaphorical, or even something that’s just a loosely connecting story and talk about this WONDERFUL music?

Just wondering

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:18:00 +0000

It’s curious that the “plaintive voice” here is the clarinet, which seems out of place, but that is the point, conveying stress and chaos — total unpredictability. And I don’t believe many things were “in place” during this repressive political uprising.

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Jock Stender
Charleston, SC