FRANÇAIX Clarinet Concerto, 1st movement | Nicolas BALDEYROU

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  • čas přidán 1. 05. 2020
  • Dear friends, I’m really excited to release this new video of Jean Françaix concerto, 1st movement, in my own arrangement for soloist and clarinet octet, a project I wanted to realize for a very long time, but that I was procrastinating because of the huge amount of work... and I’m missing walking in Paris so much that I decided to set the scene in my beloved city during the four seasons.
    Dedicated to Fernand Oubradous, former principal bassoonist of the Paris opera and famous conductor, the concerto was premiered in July 1968 in Nice by iconic Jacques Lancelot. Let’s have a look at this quote from Jean Françaix himself : « This concerto is, or at least I hope it is, amusing to listen to. It is a kind of acrobatics display for the ear, complete with loops, wing-turns and nosedives which are fairly terrifying for the soloist, who needs to have a good stomach and several thousand flying hours under his belt ». I guess all clarinetists can confirm 😁
    Thank you very much to Franck Amet, Yuko Sasai, Laurent Sultan and Cathy Ogram for helping me to work out the details 🙏✨
    STAY SAFE ! 💖

Komentáře • 361

  • @benjaminlitchfield1697
    @benjaminlitchfield1697 Před 10 měsíci +20

    One of the hardest pieces in the clarinet repertoire played like a walk in the park.

  • @tpark89
    @tpark89 Před 4 lety +70

    I think Nicolas won the decade of 2019-2029. The Bob Ross of clarinet we've needed for so long.

  • @chloedile9769
    @chloedile9769 Před 4 lety +244

    The person who disliked it is either deaf, jealous, or frustrated because he plays the flute and he realised the clarinet sounds better. 👌

  • @fabriziolillo9878
    @fabriziolillo9878 Před 4 lety +59

    This is the most terrific.... now i should go to practice

  • @ClarinetMF
    @ClarinetMF Před 4 lety +46

    This is insanely awesome. It’s mind bending how he can do all this and still have a sense of humor in these videos all the same

  • @manfredlipp6410
    @manfredlipp6410 Před 4 lety +2

    Sensationell - aber das ist ja Jedem inzwischen klar - immer ein besonderes Ereignis Nicolas zu sehen und zu hören - er ist "Klarinette", Künstler, Genie - übermenschlich!!!

  • @trev5238
    @trev5238 Před 4 lety

    That was so wonderful. Thank you 🙏

  • @jefft9729
    @jefft9729 Před 4 lety

    Beyond amazing. Words can’t describe this adequately.

  • @lxdgr8
    @lxdgr8 Před 6 měsíci +1

    This is the only piece of music from your videos I’ve watched so far that I’ve never heard before. Nice!

  • @9ri9ury
    @9ri9ury Před 4 lety +4

    This Performance shows the Perfect mood of Jean-Francaix!!! I love it!!!!

  • @jadonator4712
    @jadonator4712 Před 4 lety +1

    Absolutely beautiful

  • @Musix4me-Clarinet
    @Musix4me-Clarinet Před 2 lety

    Fantastically inspiring and entertaining. You are blessed with talent and have blessed us as well. Thank you.

  • @luiscarloserazog
    @luiscarloserazog Před 4 lety

    Absolutely far beyond this world!!! So fantastic listening you Nicolas!!! Awesome as always

  • @billducker7404
    @billducker7404 Před 9 měsíci

    Fabulous. God bless you. You have brought much joy to many people. Bill. UK

  • @saxdemars
    @saxdemars Před 4 lety +5

    Encore et toujours de la belle clarinette. Superbe arrangement. Merci Nicolas pour tout ce travail !

  • @luisbarros8570
    @luisbarros8570 Před 4 lety +3

    Muito bom sempre!!! Vida longa ao canal!!! Parabéns Nicolas!!

  • @allisonrookey7419
    @allisonrookey7419 Před 4 lety +3

    I love this man oh my gosh. Keep doing what you do

  • @maestrotheoretically519

    Your tone is absolutely stunning!! I'm always excited for your next upload!!

  • @user-pq1ni4cn7x
    @user-pq1ni4cn7x Před 4 lety

    Nicolas, thank you a lot for promotion of clarinet playing, you promote the interest to our instrument, low bow and salute to you from Kazakhstan

  • @grelusradu
    @grelusradu Před rokem

    this is so creative!! so much fun!

  • @emmanueljourdan2394
    @emmanueljourdan2394 Před 4 lety +9

    Extraordinaire. C’est d’une souplesse infinie.

  • @BlagoJ
    @BlagoJ Před 3 lety +1

    This is a priceless experience that we are getting for free. Thank you! This changes our feelings when we watch and listen! And about the playing: only those who have tried to learn this concerto understand how difficult it is. And you make it sound so easy. So well played! Thank you again for the inspiration you give us!

  • @markovelikonja5399
    @markovelikonja5399 Před 4 lety +3

    When I was a clarinet student about 35 years ago, I certainly knew of Francaix (mostly for his wind chamber music) but only knew of the clarinet concerto by reputation - nobody seemed to play it, couldn't find a recording, and no CZcams, of course. I assumed it was good because I liked everything I ever heard by Francaix. Now, we're fortunate to have lots of recordings of it available on CZcams (and a few commercial recordings). To me it ranks in the top tier of clarinet concertos, along with Mozart, Nielsen, Copland, and Corigliano, yet I've never even heard about a live performance, much less seen one.
    All that as a prelude to saying that I love this video. You make a really hard piece sound, if not easy, then at least charming, as Francaix must sound. The arrangement for clarinet octet is great, and the video is delightful. It may be selfish to not be content with this first movement, but are you planning to arrange (and film) the other movements? And are you going to publish the arrangement? I could see it becoming popular in clarinet studios in conservatories around the world.

  • @msanchoclarinet
    @msanchoclarinet Před 4 lety

    I love this video!! Congratulations and thanks for sharing!!

  • @leenaalam9319
    @leenaalam9319 Před 4 lety +2

    The outfits are my favorite things ever. talent and a sense of humor. this is what 2020 needs.

  • @layzeli3106
    @layzeli3106 Před 4 lety +7

    Magnífico!! 😍😍

  • @NMusician
    @NMusician Před 4 lety

    I bow to your playing AND editing skills. Very impressive! Thanks for all your amazing work!

  • @omertarakl9548
    @omertarakl9548 Před 4 lety

    You are just epic! Favorite version of Françaix ever

  •  Před 4 lety +1

    Incroyable. Merci beaucoup ! 😍

  • @jonasomland2336
    @jonasomland2336 Před 4 lety +5

    Holy guacamole! This is awe-inspiring!

  • @AltriToni
    @AltriToni Před 4 lety +3

    J'adore!! 😍 très sympa!! Bravo Nicolas 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

  • @user-lx8ne1ex2u
    @user-lx8ne1ex2u Před 4 lety +3

    Levels of play: Easy-Middle-Hard-Baldeyrou. Thank's for your job a lot.! Fantastic

  • @MixedRogueKhorri
    @MixedRogueKhorri Před 3 lety

    I needed this . I love seeing fellow clarinettist, getting the shine . It’s well needed . I am so over other woodwinds being praised .... we put in real work . I loved this , honestly was so playful with the backgrounds .

  • @levigr
    @levigr Před 4 lety +30

    Amazing! I don't know what I admire the most... Is it the skills for editing the video? Could it be the well recorded and mixed audio? The fine work of creating such a beautiful arrangement? Or maybe is your amazing performance in every part (not just the soloist, which is by itself excellent)! Thank you very much for sharing your work with all of us through the internet.
    (I came from Instagram and I also want to share my words in this platform) :D

  • @nicolasahumada
    @nicolasahumada Před 4 lety +2

    Congrats! Great piece! and the arrangement too!!!

  • @jblinear
    @jblinear Před 4 lety +6

    The playing is outstanding without a doubt, but I was also fascinated by the video technique!

    • @nicolasbaldeyrou1
      @nicolasbaldeyrou1  Před 4 lety

      Thank you so much ! Video editing is definitely a big part of the work 😄😱

  • @maestrotheoretically519

    These dynamics are exquisite and your tone is so smooth and beautiful. Everything flows, and just is... nice. Well done!

  • @111clarinet
    @111clarinet Před 4 lety

    this is... wow... world best recording of Francaix.. you make me humble

  • @juanmalabrador1497
    @juanmalabrador1497 Před 4 lety +1

    Increíble Jean Françaix! Increíble adaptación! Increíble ejecución! Increíble sonido! Increible tú! 👏👏👏👏👏😎

  • @user-lk6hs2gx5l
    @user-lk6hs2gx5l Před 3 lety

    Your performance helped me a lot in my practice. Thank you for your good performance in the future!

    • @nicolasbaldeyrou1
      @nicolasbaldeyrou1  Před 3 lety

      Thank you for the nice comment, really about that 😊😊😊

  • @j.tschabrun665
    @j.tschabrun665 Před 9 měsíci

    This is absolutely amazing! 🤩
    Not only you played that first movement of the concerto as it is the easiest thing in the world (though every clarinet player knows it’s exactly opposite), you also did an extraordinary transcription for clarinet octet!
    Congrats for that funny and awesome work!
    👏🏻👏🏻

  • @arobezsauget5007
    @arobezsauget5007 Před 4 lety

    Bravo Nicolas! Magnifique Françaix, tellement parisien!
    Enfin une vraie baguette de chef! 🥰

  • @jinwookwon9779
    @jinwookwon9779 Před 4 lety +2

    Bravo!!!!Fantastic!!

  • @catherineberg525
    @catherineberg525 Před rokem

    Trooop excellent!!!! 👏👏👏

  • @NarzaPotato
    @NarzaPotato Před 4 lety +5

    the amount of effort put into these... chill man

  • @isaiasantoniolirianomadera4390

    Bravo, Bravo Bravísimo. Ese concierto estuvo genial, gracias por el detalle de grabarlo. Me encantó. Lo más divertido fue verte caminar con un pan en el brazo.

  • @arielatom68a56
    @arielatom68a56 Před 3 lety +4

    This is my favorite 'performance' of this movement, if you can call it that. It's so light and playful. It's so French in all the right ways, just as one would hope for with this piece.
    Anyone else notice The Bread Man walking past at 0:59 to prepare for conducting duties later on? Other little touches like having the backing parts on a different clarinet so that you always know 'who is who,' I love it. And look how only the soloist has a proper jacket on and how for the recap, we get the same 'funny' bass clarinet faces from the same Nicolas wearing the blue denim jacket...
    Just found your channel now, wish I had many months sooner!

  • @thierrycollet8956
    @thierrycollet8956 Před 4 lety

    Congratulations for your fantastic version of that gorgious concerto. Beyond the music itself, your inetrpretation is about fluidity, originality and virtuosity. Kudo to you! From a meloman who used to spend his life in concert halls before the sanitary crisis...

  • @Ukgejap
    @Ukgejap Před 3 lety +1

    So beautiful, Love this concert, it is very French. So many ideas about the seasons that change with the music, a great idea. For some reason this theme reminds me of the French anthem. The arrangement for the clarinet ensemble is fantastic and many thanks!Bravo Maestro!

    • @nicolasbaldeyrou1
      @nicolasbaldeyrou1  Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you so much for your kind words ! Definitely a very French music :-)))

  • @islandbikeadventure8232

    This is really amazing!

  • @skywalker2260
    @skywalker2260 Před 4 lety

    carrément génial ! ... bravo .... (excellent l'arrangement)

  • @ektoraskontos3384
    @ektoraskontos3384 Před 4 lety +1

    I am studying clarinet and i am in the fourth year of the university. You are a big inspiration for me !! Thank you maestro !!

  • @anneperret9295
    @anneperret9295 Před 4 lety

    Waaaaooooouuuuuuuuuhhhhhh !
    Perfection dans la Kitschitude, j'aaadoooore !
    Du coup je me l'écoute une 2e fois en fermant les yeux pour apprécier le talent principal !
    merci, et encore !

  • @JuanMarcello
    @JuanMarcello Před 4 lety +2

    This supreme artist, Baldeyrou, achieves as much artistic and articulation results as possible, phrasing, without any neurological or technical stress. I hear and feel that the clarinet seems to be "the easiest instrument in the world". It obviously isn't. Genius, artist, thank you very much!

    • @nicolasbaldeyrou1
      @nicolasbaldeyrou1  Před 4 lety +1

      Thank you for your kind words ! I do my best to make it look easy but that’s lot of work 😅

    • @JuanMarcello
      @JuanMarcello Před 4 lety

      @@nicolasbaldeyrou1 Yes, my dear friend, I know. I think it was Mozart who said: "I work hard to make the result look very spontaneous". I thank you for demonstrating this to the world, Nicolas, in your art. I don't play the clarinet, I play the violin. But it means a lot to me. Thank you!

  • @billducker7404
    @billducker7404 Před 3 lety

    I love your videos Nicholas and this is no exception - and you are such an encouraging person - God bless you and yours - Bill - UK

  • @Wistou
    @Wistou Před 2 lety

    Magnifique concerto, et cet arrangement est tout simplement génial. Bravo Nicolas.
    Par coïncidence, j’ai sous les yeux la partition de ce concerto que m’avait donnée mon regretté professeur André Pons, sur laquelle on peut lire l’annotation de la main de Jean Françaix : « Pour mon ami André Pons, avec toute ma reconnaissance pour le sauvetage de la cadence de ce concerto. Jean Françaix. 20 Juin 1969 ». Je suis sûr que tous les deux seraient enchantés d’entendre cette magnifique interprétation. Amitiés, Christophe.

  • @lukamilanovic8541
    @lukamilanovic8541 Před 4 lety +1

    Beautiful!

  • @YouthfulOne
    @YouthfulOne Před 3 lety

    Not sure why I’m just now seeing this but WOW! Magnificently played, beautiful scenery, and loved the baguette 🥖 and snowman! Always a pleasure Nicholas!!!

  • @cmcas
    @cmcas Před 2 lety +3

    Bassoon player here. Francaix clarinet concerto has been one of my *all time* favorites. First time I played it in the orchestra I knew it by heart. I LOVE IT! It's the epitome of lovely. As much as this is lovely, I'll stick with the orchestra version lol ;D

  • @lorraine5130
    @lorraine5130 Před 4 lety +2

    Fantabulous playing and loltastic acting! Thank you for all your videos!
    And a very special thank you for choosing my A clarinet for me at B.C. last April. I love it. And now I need to go practise, I haven't quite reached the required 40 hours today!

    • @nicolasbaldeyrou1
      @nicolasbaldeyrou1  Před 4 lety

      Thank you so much ! And I’m really happy if you enjoy your brand new A clarinet :-)))

  • @VicenteAlexim
    @VicenteAlexim Před 4 lety +5

    Holy sh*t!
    Combining technical perfection with silly self-awareness. Love it!

  • @Rohan-Creativity
    @Rohan-Creativity Před 2 lety +1

    Splendid. The musical tune attracts the audience by some sort of magical spell. Nice played.

  • @nicperlari
    @nicperlari Před 4 lety +20

    0 views and 15 likes?
    Congratulazion Nicolas! 👏👏👏

    • @Lucas-pv3ov
      @Lucas-pv3ov Před 4 lety +7

      They are blind

    • @alonelytuba
      @alonelytuba Před 4 lety +2

      @@Lucas-pv3ov this is the best reply I've ever witnessed

  • @musmich
    @musmich Před 4 lety

    Amazing!

  • @stevebartley8902
    @stevebartley8902 Před 3 lety

    Wonderful.

  • @Farming3.0
    @Farming3.0 Před 4 lety

    Incrível 👏👏👏

  • @llanuraensis
    @llanuraensis Před 4 lety

    Fantastico. Great player'.. s!

  • @clANAnett
    @clANAnett Před 3 lety +1

    This is amazing!!!!! I miss Paris and this gave me very nostalgic lol. Loved this arrangement and everything about this performance, great job! très bon!! 😊🙌🏼

    • @nicolasbaldeyrou1
      @nicolasbaldeyrou1  Před 3 lety +1

      Merci beaucoup ! Hope Paris will welcome people from all over the world very soon !

  • @arteromanaromeo3801
    @arteromanaromeo3801 Před 4 lety

    Beatiful video and music, thank you for new idea for my pictures :) 👏🎶

  • @marie-lucepayot1123
    @marie-lucepayot1123 Před 2 lety

    Magique, comme la baguette ! 😃👌

  • @avarmadillo
    @avarmadillo Před 4 lety

    amazing command---and amazing video.

  • @gloriaisuarezdebermudez5569

    Me encanta!!!

  • @giuseppelaruccia7156
    @giuseppelaruccia7156 Před 4 lety

    Quando non sai se l'infinita fantasia riesce a superare le grandi qualità tecniche e musicali...Bravissimo Nicolas !

  • @Florian-rd3eb
    @Florian-rd3eb Před 3 lety

    C'est vraiment génial

  • @philippeozanon3651
    @philippeozanon3651 Před 3 lety

    Superbe !

  • @hogyndrwg6253
    @hogyndrwg6253 Před 4 lety +1

    😂😂😂 this is absolutely delightful!! 😘😘

  • @j-nukiclarinetist9201
    @j-nukiclarinetist9201 Před 4 lety

    thank you. really good performance very impressive!!

  • @beamoorefrank5194
    @beamoorefrank5194 Před 4 lety +32

    My new practice routine will be 40 hours a day....

  • @Eric-eg7gg
    @Eric-eg7gg Před 3 lety

    Cher Monsieur Baldeyrou, je découvre par l’intermédiaire d’un ami vos vidéos. Quelle magnifique leçon vous nous donnez ! En plus d’une virtuosité et d’une maîtrise de votre instrument (incompréhensible pour le modeste clarinettiste amateur que je suis...)
    votre musicalité et votre sens de l’humour sont sans égal. Bravo bravo !
    Je me réjouis déjà de découvrir d’autres vidéos. Cordialement.
    Éric L (Suisse)

    • @nicolasbaldeyrou1
      @nicolasbaldeyrou1  Před 3 lety

      Mille mercis Éric ! Ravi que ce contenu vous plaise et bienvenue sur ma chaîne !

  • @radovancavallinzerjal9241

    Absolument Fabuleux Cher Nicolas....Bravissimo...Mes Félicitations plus sincères...un travail immense....Beautiful...you are thé best! Bises et Amitié 👏💪🏆

  • @xhdimo
    @xhdimo Před 4 lety

    Amazing 🙀🤟

  • @briangeorge7346
    @briangeorge7346 Před 4 lety

    Thank you so much, I think my wee one is finally inspired, well not so wee starting university next year math and music. At least he perks up when I tell him you have a new video! Actually practicing twice a day wow weeeeeee! Once again tytyty

  • @orianasantini3216
    @orianasantini3216 Před 4 lety

    sei un mito! eccellente! Stupefacente!

  • @Jessikas-Klarinettenoase

    omg this is sooo nice...♥️♥️♥️

  • @ijapachen5377
    @ijapachen5377 Před 4 lety

    太棒了 非常轻松和清晰,特别喜欢冬天下雪那里的制作,还有夜景solo那里太酷了

  • @veroniquebeaufils3610
    @veroniquebeaufils3610 Před 4 lety

    Vraiment un grand bravo Mr Baldeyrou

  • @tyrannictoy6184
    @tyrannictoy6184 Před 4 lety

    magnifique

  • @hinebeatstudio1432
    @hinebeatstudio1432 Před 4 lety

    Great sound!

  • @user-ej8zp2xi1l
    @user-ej8zp2xi1l Před 4 lety +1

    Excellent 👍

  • @johnfrazier5548
    @johnfrazier5548 Před 3 lety

    I’m just speechless!

  • @Lucas-pv3ov
    @Lucas-pv3ov Před 4 lety +23

    Looks like someone recovered his clones

  • @Camoix
    @Camoix Před 4 lety

    I literally saw this and subscribed :)

  • @pasqualezinno5533
    @pasqualezinno5533 Před 4 lety +2

    Bravo!!!

  • @Oboe10
    @Oboe10 Před 3 lety

    EXCELENTE!!!!saludos desde Buenos Aires!!!😀🍀

  • @user-mm4xu4gt1p
    @user-mm4xu4gt1p Před 4 lety

    Cute! And beautiful!

  • @pepemunozroman6909
    @pepemunozroman6909 Před 4 lety

    Impresionante😮😮

  • @Gregq96
    @Gregq96 Před 3 lety

    It is criminal that this video doesn't have more views!

  • @user-yu4hn6my2o
    @user-yu4hn6my2o Před rokem

    ニコラスバルドリューさんいつも素敵な演奏ありがとうございます🙇

  • @Hongwoo14
    @Hongwoo14 Před 4 lety +2

    just,, speechless....

  • @angiejacobo244
    @angiejacobo244 Před 4 lety

    What a revelation🤩