Eugéne Bozza - Ballade - Bass Clarinet & Piano

Piano: Anais Crestin
Clarinete Bajo: Sebastián Tozzola

[@astellstudio]

0:10 Allegro moderato 1:08 Lento 1:47 C 2:56 Allegro 3:38 Allegro Vivo

[@Sky-fr8uq]

Bass clarinet is underrated as hell.

[@Sebasstozzola]

Now it's changing...😊🙏🏽

[@NateJohn79]

This is some of the best tone quality I have heard. The octave jumps, the articulation, everything. It is all so good! Great job

[@Sebasstozzola]

Thank you very very much Kim! 😊🙏🏽💚 This is now an old recording..😁

[@amirking6514]

That was sick, dude. By far the best recording of heard of this piece.

[@Sebasstozzola]

thanks a lot for your comment, +Amir King!

[@thegoggstar]

I really hope to be doing this next year for my clarinet grade. I picked up the Bass this year so I hope I'll be good enough. This recording sounds amazing and gives me lots of inspiration

[@laurentvenet2758]

I was listening to you tube while working and gosh, I went back to my browser to check who it was, it was different and standing out from the crowd :)

[@Craftyzebra1234]

I plan on making it to state for solo and ensemble this year, definitely considering this piece!

[@gabrielv9253]

Thank you I’ve been using this as a reference since February and have been practicing as I plan on trying for state this year so thank you for the amazing reference recording

[@KanuKanu11]

Did you make it 👀

[@thierrywarot5792]

Merci pour cette belle découverte !!

[@ephraimschanneldaddontuse445]

Playing this at solo & ensemble as a ninth grader, wish me luck, especially at the end, also holy shit that is the best tone i have ever heard on this beautiful instrument

[@sarahgates9463]

Your tone is so smooth, very easy to listen to

[@user-es8nx4jl6w]

これコンクールで吹いた めっちゃ緊張したなぁ

[@brynn3138]

Just played this on Contrabass Clarinet for solo ensemble… resulted into a 1!

[@arielmcanulty9007]

I chose this as an audition piece, and I surely will be coming here for reference!

[@Sebasstozzola]

Thanks @Ariel McAnulty, and good luck in your audition!

[@user-vf7qw6hp6s]

I also used your performance as a reference when playing this song at the solo competition! Thank you very much! Thank you very much!

[@Sebasstozzola]

Wow thank you very much for your kind words! 😊🙏🏽 All the best!

[@anto.rivas.b]

Hermoso Sebas!!! Recién descubro este video 🙌🙌🙌

[@amandastezenski2944]

Hi Sebastian, I've been following you on instagram for a while, and you've been such an inspiration to me! I'm playing this piece in my sophomore recital. This was a great recording, please make more!!!

[@Amateras_O-mikami]

What beautiful sounds! Bravo! From Japan

[@Sebasstozzola]

Thank you very much for your comment! :) Best regards from Argentina

[@dogsrmessy]

Your usual very high standard. Loved it! Thank you for posting.

[@hudsons.campos7338]

Bravíssimo!!!

[@Sebasstozzola]

HUDSON S. CAMPOS thanks!!

[@heinvanmaarschalkerwaart9799]

Great sound in the bass clarinet

[@webzter2661]

2:57 Is the best part, in my opinion. I love how whimsical it sounds

[@andrebarciela7867]

Bravo!

[@robertt2105]

Amazing tone especially the way you keep it smooth between registers. I know how hard it is to keep it from sounding "jumpy"

[@darthgamer6080]

The articulation and tone is too damn HIGH in clarity!! 😉

[@user-kz8bi9zy7r]

very good!! bravo!!

[@Sebasstozzola]

根本聡司 , thank you so much!

[@bennovak5827]

Working on this piece for college auditions, I love it lol

[@gabrielv9253]

Man I’m only practicing for state solo and ensemble

[@mairengranados4416]

muy buen trabajo. Me encanto

[@Sebasstozzola]

Muchas gracias Mairen! Saludos.

[@joseluiz9178]

Bravíssimo, Big Like 👍

[@user-ui2bi9pb6b]

I’m Japanese. your sound is very good😍

[@Sebasstozzola]

Bass Clarinet, thanks!

[@jefersonguedes3228]

Muito bom!!!!! Parabéns

[@Sebasstozzola]

Jeferson Guedes, obrigado!!

[@jefersonguedes3228]

Sebastian Tozzola por favor moro no Brasil..Como faço pra adquirir um clarinete baixo da buffet crampon? Pois é importado...Obrigado. .

[@user-wj5yn6pc6j]

It is very good! I was move!

[@Sebasstozzola]

yuuka FLAI love, thanks!

[@jackieomtz2439]

OMG this is honestly sooo amazing! 😯👌 I'm just super curious to what class is this solo exactly ??

[@gabrielv9253]

Well in my district at least it’s a grade 1 (highest difficulty grade)

[@Adilsocla]

Muito bom!!!!

[@Sebasstozzola]

Muito brigado Adilson! :)

[@johnlindstrom9994]

Superior sound quality and photography. Excellent performances, especially the RUBATO.

[@Sebasstozzola]

Thank you very much, John😊🙏 this is now an old recording but thanks for your kind words! All the best

[@johnlindstrom9994]

Good. I like Bozza's work. Do you know about the US Army band consisting of four saxophones? Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Baritone. They have excellent performances of Bozza's work. On YT.

[@marcusmarques]

Amazing!!!!!😍

[@Sebasstozzola]

Thank you Marcus! 😊🙏🏽

[@talbotvanman]

For me this has to be the best tone around ! What instrument are you playing (including reed make and strength) now I know tone is not just down to the instrument but I am curious. I recently swapped from soprano clarinet as I think I have more of a feel for lower tones as I also play bass guitar ! I bought the instrument I could afford at the time which is a Boosey and Hawkes Regent with low Eflat. A student instrument I know but I am happy with it so far but as I may soon be joining a "classical" orchestra I may have to improve on the instrument !

[@Sebasstozzola]

talbotvanman, thanks for your comment. I play on a Buffet Prestige bass clarinet, with a B40 Vandoren and 3.5, 4 strenght reeds. Good luck with your new instrument and thanks for watching!

[@DaneBryantFrazier]

Very good job to the both of you. I've just messaged you here on KZbin regarding your bass clarinet work, but it's possible it will be in your spam folder.

[@Sebasstozzola]

thanks a lot, +Dane Bryant Frazier. I never received your mail, please write me again.

[@bumblebeef952]

Am I too ambitious for trying to play this for my senior year in high school? We’ll find out. BEAUTIFUL video, though!

[@hardstylemexmendez1844]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@user-zv3mi8ou8w]

Thank you for your great performance! I also play the bass clarinet. I aim for a beautiful sound and performance like you. If you don't mind, please tell me which mouthpiece, ligature, and lead you are using.

[@Sebasstozzola]

Thank you for watching! 😊🙏🏽💚 My setup: Vandoren B40, hand made ligature, Vandoren reeds nro5 blue box. All the best!

[@user-zv3mi8ou8w]

SeBass Thank you very much🙏✨✨

[@tabletmontano9672]

This is AMAZING ! just two questions ! How LONG did it take you to memorize it ????? Also what grade/class is this solo ?

[@Sebasstozzola]

Hello! This video is from many years ago..it took me a lot of study like always..and then suddenly, when you leave aside the part, you just realized that it's in your head.. Thanks for watching!

[@Zldr-gx6kp]

I have to play this for solo and ensemble is there any advice on those sixteenth note runs near the end?

[@Sebasstozzola]

Hi! That's great. Of course, you have to study with metronome..first very slowly and then increasing the tempo, always trying to not to rush. Good look!

[@Elizabeth-ut1kv]

So here's the deal...my teacher chose this for me and I am so overwhelmed. My recital is in two weeks and I can't listen to this without getting jealous of the speed toward the end. How did you get the Allegro Vivo part so fast? And also what instrument are you using? I want to get my own and stop using the schools but they're very expensive!

[@Sebasstozzola]

First of all, thanks for listening Elizabeth🙂 About the speed of the Allegro Vivo, I'm pretty sure that you can get that speed if you study consciously with metronome, slowly at first, and then increasing the speed gradually. About my bass, in this video is a Buffet Prestige model, but I normally play with both Buffet Tosca and Prestige. So good luck at your recital!!

[@ethancampbell9096]

How did your recital go?

[@Elizabeth-ut1kv]

@@ethancampbell9096 it went great!!! I got the highest score you can get. Thanks for asking!

[@ethancampbell9096]

@@Elizabeth-ut1kv that's great!

[@princessbaobao5411]

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[@princessbaobao5411]

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[@angiepiracha4938]

Could anyone give me a link to the sheet music? I would like to buy it

[@redeyedfreaks]

A little late but here it is: www.jwpepper.com/Ballade/998005.item#/submit

[@gabrielv9253]

Gonna say it people who call bass clarinets black sacs phones are smooth brain the saxophone was in vented to be a louder version of a clarinet and the first ever bass clarinet was in France 10 years before the saxes invention

[@jonciobanu4546]

I would like to play this on Bb clarinet.

[@Maeeeeeda]

I will take a college entrance exam on the bass clarinet this year. Since the assignment song is this song, listen carefully and try hard (ง ˙^˙)ง I'm Japanese so I'm not good at English. sorry!!

[@ethancampbell9096]

Does this piece get down to low c, or can you get by with a low e flat bass? I've listened to many recordings and decided that I wanted to play this, but there's no way I'm getting my hands on a low c bass any time soon

[@lucasrestivo4301]

Ethan Campbell i see nothing lower than an e natural when i read through it

[@harmony3682]

The lowest is E Natural below the staff and Highest is A above the staff.

[@user-ui2bi9pb6b]

Where did you buy music score?

[@Sebasstozzola]

Hi Bass Clarinet, a friend of mine bring it to me. It's easy to get. Thanks for watching!

[@jamesludwig6743]

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