Bach - English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807

Life’s journey is never a straight arrow but a set of continuous circles. Just as we are full of anticipation before embarking on a new journey, we soon find ourselves looking forward to coming back home with more gratitude, appreciation and a deeper understanding of what was already there. 

While my debut album was centered around core clarinet repertoire, in the three albums that followed, I ventured out into mainstream classical music, transcribing and arranging some of my favorite classical works that were originally written for other instruments. 

Through this experiment, I trained myself to sing through my clarinet like an opera singer, phrase long melodies like a concert pianist and play like a virtuosic violinist. It also created opportunities to reach out to modern day composers of different styles, accumulating many new clarinet pieces and a few of them are included here. 

Taking on different paths allowed me to stretch my imagination and collect wonderful musical ideas. Coming back full circle, I am delighted to present to you some of my favorite clarinet classics from a fresh perspective. Cheers!

Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op. 73: II. Lebhaft, Leicht

Una mezcla de sonidos que me resultan agradables :)

A place beneath the trees

A Place Beneath The Trees

 Xixi Zhou (M.M. '12,) student of Hung-Kuan Chen performs excerpts from Prokofiev's Piano Sonata No. 7 during the 2012 Commencement concert. Recorded live May 19, 2012 in NEC's Jordan Hall, Boston.
For more information: http://necmusic.edu

Sergei Prokofiev - Piano Sonata No 7 in B flat major - Precipitato

J.S. Bach Organ Sonata No.2 in C minor, BWV 526, 2nd movement, Largo

"Stierkampfmusik" (for two guitars) by S.Behrend

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JztxE-OH1ZE&hd=1

music composed by S. Behrend
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both guitars played and recorded by F.Hiemenz 
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"Stierkampfmusik" by S.Behrend

Litanies, Vespers

Mozart - Kyrie in D minor, K.368a

Live performance at Loyola Marymount University (Sacred Heart Chapel)

Pierre Joubert, violin
Daniel Zuluaga, baroque guitar
Ruben Valenzuela, harpsichord

Bach Collegium San Diego

Arcangelo Corelli 'La Follia Variations' Op. 5

Elgar

Edward Elgar - Violin Concerto in B Minor, Op. 61 - Nicola Benedetti

The joy we feel at the sighting of a butterfly when the warm weather arrives after the long, dark cold of winter is a very special feeling. Music can bring us this joy whenever we need it!

Edward Elgar - Violin Concerto in B Minor, Op. 61 - Nicola Benedetti

Ibrahim Alsalih