As if multiphonics werent hard enough 😅 chin’s concertos continually surprise me with their incredible technical difficulty, complex rhythm, and novel orchestral textures. You hear things in her music that you just can hear elsewhere. I hope she lives long.
I just randomly searched 'clarinet concerto' and found this fresh video... Although a bit less famous than her younger brother in Korea, her music is phenomenal. I love her style!
I'm sorry but the notation in the thumbnail made me think that this was going to be one of those joke musescore shitposts. Ended up being a really interesting and cool piece!
Remarkable. The use of multiphonics in this concerto is supreme. More imaginative than Berio. Some beautiful and strange sounds. Wonderful performance as well.
I feel like that’s just because most people don’t choose to specialise in multiphonics or extended techniques in general, but if you choose to there are plenty of multiphonics that aren’t that hard to play
you mean in the clarinet? I have seen that notation before in piano works, clusters that have too many notes to read clearly. But for a clarinet that can only play single notes, I have no idea
For whatever reason (probably because I listen to the clarinet music of Carter, Babbitt and others) this showed up without conscious prompting when I launched YT. This is certainly modern in the ordinary sense of the word. What the compositional principles I have no idea. To the wiki page. Not much there about specific principles. The writer of the wiki does not that she studied under Ligeti among others. I find this somewhat lackluster. It is just not my thing. I'll try it a few times but having trouble engaging.
I was bored after 60 seconds, in spite of the reinvention of the form. Complex timbre and rhythm are not enough to sustain interest. Obviously melody is not much of a concern for Ms. Chin, either. I suppose there is melody, none of it memorable. As far as the pitches are concerned, and resulting harmonies, I found none that were interesting.
@@blahkayonaFridayI kind of agree too. Takemitsu I dont listen to a great deal but when I do it's full of trance, sound clusters, and arc that is vastly more engrossing. Among the moderns Babitt and Carter clarinet works are much more to my liking. Obviously subjective - not saying this is bad but it is not my taste.
@@stueystuey1962 I guess I can see this argument, but I doubt that’s what Chin was trying to achieve with this piece. I could never see Takemitsu write something like the third movement of this concerto because it’s just not his style. Ultimately, like you said, it is a matter of taste, and music is subjective. It would be better if we just let everyone do their own thing and appreciate their language and expression even if we would necessarily choose to listen to it! 🤗
I agree...impressive Kriikku can torture his instrument to make all those sounds, however most of it just sounds like the instrument vomiting or technical note garbling.
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Chin's music never fails to amaze me. Her music is full of complex timbre and rhythm and wonderful ideas.
Is that a compliment?
@@seongmin_choi1123 Of course. Why do you ask?
@@XinhaoZheng My bad... :( The stupid translator interpreted your comment the other way around
As if multiphonics werent hard enough 😅 chin’s concertos continually surprise me with their incredible technical difficulty, complex rhythm, and novel orchestral textures. You hear things in her music that you just can hear elsewhere. I hope she lives long.
Krikku and Chin out here demolishing expectations for what a clarinet concerto can be
I just randomly searched 'clarinet concerto' and found this fresh video... Although a bit less famous than her younger brother in Korea, her music is phenomenal. I love her style!
i wish there were analyses of Chin’s music available online. her concertos in particular are masterclasses in rich, post-Ligeti orchestration
She really has such an amazing ability to extract timbres from each instrument and then blend them so perfectly.
I'm sorry but the notation in the thumbnail made me think that this was going to be one of those joke musescore shitposts. Ended up being a really interesting and cool piece!
Amazing sounds. A whole new world of colour for the clarinet I didn’t know existed!
Everything I've heard from Unsuk Chin so far has blown me away. This was no exception!
What a piece! Very nice- Polyphonic writing that moves you!
Fantástico. um belo concerto contemporâneo com muitavirtuosidade!!
I need a video recording of Kari playing this.
Remarkable. The use of multiphonics in this concerto is supreme. More imaginative than Berio. Some beautiful and strange sounds. Wonderful performance as well.
In fact, the only contemporary music composer you know is berio, right?
She is a master of auditory fantasy!
sodelicious..................
yupppp
Feels like Vasks for wind. Great!
Extraordinaire !!!
so good... thanks for uploading, I love seeing you upload works of Chin!
Without even getting into artistic significance, ideas, or style, her music is pleasant to listen to on some basic level.
such a cool work!
Radical
I didn't know clarinets played chords
unsuk chin
Literally only like 5% of all clarinetists can play first two bars. Insane
Kriikku makes it sound so effortless too!
I feel like that’s just because most people don’t choose to specialise in multiphonics or extended techniques in general, but if you choose to there are plenty of multiphonics that aren’t that hard to play
1:14 I find this super fast super quiet stuff over the break in that register much more impressive
8:20 what is that notation? I've never seen something like that, how is that played?
you mean in the clarinet? I have seen that notation before in piano works, clusters that have too many notes to read clearly. But for a clarinet that can only play single notes, I have no idea
@@Arobamod Those are multphonics.
Can’t seem to find the fingering chart for the multiphonics in the solo part, anyone have it by any chance?
Found them i think, check Gregory Oakes website
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For whatever reason (probably because I listen to the clarinet music of Carter, Babbitt and others) this showed up without conscious prompting when I launched YT. This is certainly modern in the ordinary sense of the word. What the compositional principles I have no idea. To the wiki page. Not much there about specific principles. The writer of the wiki does not that she studied under Ligeti among others.
I find this somewhat lackluster. It is just not my thing. I'll try it a few times but having trouble engaging.
desab
No
I was bored after 60 seconds, in spite of the reinvention of the form. Complex timbre and rhythm are not enough to sustain interest. Obviously melody is not much of a concern for Ms. Chin, either. I suppose there is melody, none of it memorable. As far as the pitches are concerned, and resulting harmonies, I found none that were interesting.
As boring as it can get.
you are boring
i kind of agree, i don't think it's boring, but Takemitsu does this kind of thing better imo
@@blahkayonaFridayI kind of agree too. Takemitsu I dont listen to a great deal but when I do it's full of trance, sound clusters, and arc that is vastly more engrossing. Among the moderns Babitt and Carter clarinet works are much more to my liking. Obviously subjective - not saying this is bad but it is not my taste.
@@stueystuey1962 I guess I can see this argument, but I doubt that’s what Chin was trying to achieve with this piece. I could never see Takemitsu write something like the third movement of this concerto because it’s just not his style. Ultimately, like you said, it is a matter of taste, and music is subjective. It would be better if we just let everyone do their own thing and appreciate their language and expression even if we would necessarily choose to listen to it! 🤗
I agree...impressive Kriikku can torture his instrument to make all those sounds, however most of it just sounds like the instrument vomiting or technical note garbling.