Henri SELMER Paris présente Stephen Williamson

Henri SELMER Paris presents Stephen Williamson, soon to be the Principal clarinet of the New York Philarmonic Orchestra, shares his experience in Chicago and New York's Orchestras, talks about his Signature clarinet, Sting...
Henri SELMER Paris présente Stephen Williamson, bientôt Première Clarinette Solo au Metropolitan Opera de New York nous fait partager son expérience au sein des orchestres de Chicago et de New York, de la clarinette Signature, de Sting...
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[@billducker7404]

Sting was lucky to get you. Love your playing. Steve. Bill. UK

[@billducker7404]

Great musician on a great instrument. Thank you. Bill

[@billducker7404]

Thank you so much for your beautiful playing. You are an inspiration to us. God bless you and yours. Bill. UK

[@billducker7404]

This Video made me want to play the Selmer Signature Clarinet - thank you Stephen - God bless you and yours -Bill - UK

[@raymondschroeder7270]

I studied voice in college. Everyone sounds different. Never have I been able to embrace the concept of finding my own voice on the clarinet. This concept perhaps has been taught by other teachers. For me, there is the ability to play beautifully on solos, but also to blend with the other instruments where needed.

[@vtr1996]

His nephew plays the trombone at my school and he came today and talked to us. It was amazing how humble and great he is. Master's from Julliard and teaches at Columbia. Role model!

[@brzezbrzez]

Very inspiring to hear you talk and to play. Your playing will move the listener with its depth and direction.

[@NBmusoman]

Hi Stephen...wonderful just wonderful. But please explain the trill in Beethoven 6th excerpt using your right hand instead of left (?)(5.56) The french translation covers up what you are actually doing. thanks Neil

[@rayzhang5551]

He is using his right hand middle finger, instead of his left ring finger, to trill from G to A.

[@djonesey5]

Poster, Mr. Williams has brought his right pointer finger up to the low C#/high G# left hand trill key to effect this trill over doing so with his left pinky--the usual way to do this. I've seen him do this on the opening solo to Rhapsody in Blue as well, kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGXXlqJ5aLShe8k another KZbin post of his playing. Some players add an accessory key by Stephen Fox Clarinets on the instruments to do this without having to bring the right thumb off of its support of the clarinet. It's an advanced technique for players who think that their trill is faster/better controlled with the pointer of a free right hand, than then pinky of an occupied left.

[@rayzhang5551]

Dave Jones no he is trilling from G5 to A5. this is the famous clarinet solo in the 2nd movement of Beethoven's 6th, aka Pastorale. so the extra key would not help. but yes he does do that for the trill from G5 to G#5 in Rhapsody in Blue and the extra key would be very helpful.

[@cesteres]

Saw it too. Risky but you can practise it. I prefer my daily vademecum

[@emjay2045]

My teacher at U of H has me to do the same thing and practice both ways. If there’s time, use that R hand for those trills. But otherwise , L hand RIP Jeffrey Lerner 🙏🏼

[@billducker7404]

Ps. Stephen are the differences in resistance between the B-flat and A signature Clarinets. Thank you. Bill.

[@kickingnstreaming]

He is excellent and sounds great live- Even in Symphony Center.

[@Mauriziobarenboim]

@Brady Richards he is playing Beethoven Symphony no. 4 movement 4

[@RobinHood-bt9ft]

This IS a good clarinet player!

[@cesteres]

Wtf did he use right hand trill in Pastorale?

[@BradyLR]

Thanks!

[@emjay2045]

🖤

[@BradyLR]

What is the first excerpt?

[@bradengraham7291]

Beethoven 4, mvt 4

[@emjay2045]

3 Sec Audition piece !

[@ParallaxSmoothJazz]

Congratulations. Nice career for a legit clarinet player. Glad to see you are not playing a Buffet! I got my Series 10 Bb clarinet in 1973 and I will never part with it.

[@emjay2045]

Why the Buffet H8 ? Ha ha

[@thelookingcat]

@@emjay2045 I think many players get annoyed at how poorly set up Buffets tend to be, especially these days. Back then, it was more than Buffets were the hyped clarinet, and people wanted to see and hear something different.

[@LesSourdsDoues]

Waouh ! :-)

[@jimis3167]

9:34 I don't know about those places but in Greece, orchestra leaders have their preferred individuals predetermined to win the auditions however they play and auditions become just for typical reasons, believe It or not. That's the unfortunate truth. Nothing else counts really.

[@alessandrot-b]

Beethoven 4

[@badabing1292]

Wow- sounds like an 8th grader.

[@thelookingcat]

NAH Steve is literally peak clarinet. No edge, just pure, beautiful sound with perfect technique and an extremely expressive phrasing. He is the pinnacle of the clarinet, and we can only dream of being so... sensitive. So beautiful.

[@skywalker2260]

on est quand même loin de la qualité de la 'clarinette française' .........

[@emjay2045]

🤷🏽‍♂️

[@thelookingcat]

Honestly... It's a personal preference but in my opinion, Steve brings to the clarinet what most players lack: beauty. French clarinet has its own merit, but lacks true control of color and is often very edgy and harsh. I could criticize the German school to the same degree about lack of flexibility and dynamics. But Steve takes the gentle, pleasing, beautiful sound of the German system and brings it to French clarinet, with an immense flexibility, as you can hear in this video. He is the pinnacle of clarinet.