The greatest clarinetist ever! I've never heard such a musical, exciting sound. He plays his amazing clarinet as a great violinist plays a Stradivari.. Magnificent in all respects, dynamics, control, perfection of technique. Thank you for posting this!
Well done!! In the US you don't see many basset clarinets - especially played this well. Though Mr Fröst tends to move around a lot - if you carefully watch his mouthpiece you will see that the relationship between the mouthpiece and embouchure is absolutely static. Fantastic! Also impressive is his breath support which is maintained flawlessly regardless of where on the instrument he is playing - no ups and downs of dynamics that aren't planned - very European and very well learned.
Add to that his minimal finger movement and correct reading of the intonation. Magnificent octave jumps. I applaud his unbelievable breath control. Could teach us all a lesson on circular breathing. Could do without the bobbing and weaving tho
im a clarinet player, he was so marvolus tears came to my eyes watching and hearing a genious to a instrument that i love all my life i only wish my father was alive to him
Martin is playing as Mozart would have wanted his music to be crafted I feel - like divine art. He is also respecting every note played from all other instruments - not just his own. To be blessed with such a gift - thank you Martin for all your hours of dedication and for bringing Mozart to us to fill an empty room with bliss.
I love reading the comments you pro musicians leave. Very impressive knowledge of all things technical and musical. I can only add that Mozart's music is beautiful, somewhat divine and moves me profoundly.
I've never thought that clarinet can sound so divine and alive before I heard Martin Frost playing. For me, clarinet was always one of the 'background' sound. He made me realize how beautiful the instrument can sound as a solo.
Simply just great! That's how you can play when all the technical resistance is gone, and only pure music remains. Still, it's somewhat comforting to hear one extra note in a fast passage - slightly human. Love this!
Have good support of your air, and make sure you’re not going in to bite, because it’s a tendency we get. Overall, make sure you have good airflow, and also make sure you’re not moving your tongue around when playing, that will cause unsteadiness in your sound, and make your pitch go wild. Another thing I will recommend, make sure you have a strong embouchure, firm corners, and drop the chin, and along with firm corners, keep those corners in and forward, and do not change your embouchure while playing, because it can cause you to get weird pitch bends or squeaks from an unsteady surface for the reed to vibrate. Also, make sure you have enough reed! Where you see the reed meet the mouthpiece, is a good amount of reed to have, and make sure the reed isn’t off center, or too high or low! There’s many things that can contribute to control, and frankly, I’m still working on a lot of it as a junior in highschool right now, but that’s my overall advice!
This music is beautful, marvellous... A masterpiece from a great composer and a virtual Martin Fröst... Gives me a feeling of freedom, joy and happyness. It´s a perfect arrangement of all orchester members. Many thanks for this posting...
Man, in your place I would've done exactly the same--wearing a bowtie would have been quite stifling. Joke aside, this was a brilliant performance. I had never heard someone play the clarinet with so much gratification. Mozart would have proud of you!
I wish I had a connection with Mozaart like these musicians!! I can only image what they must feel, expressing what they themselves have accomplished throughout their careers. BRAVO!!
it is deffenetly the best I have heard. Amazing tone, I try hard, but I can't play even close. I like the way he listens to the orchestra. Perfect timeing!
Awesome! Go first row first chair as fast as you can! It was mine for five years straight until cheerleading. Be diligent, humble, and listen to your gut. DO maintain a solid embouchure and master the time honored techniques and then improvise! One day, you'll develop a smooth "callous" on the side of your left thumb where that woodwind really takes a toll especially repeating bars because another section can't deliver the goods- drags the time you know? I started in 4th grade and still have it! Finally, treat yourself right and others will follow.
@@pru6er You're not supposed to have a callous. The metal thingy should be almost on the nail of the thumb. I still have a callous from years of doing it wrong tho
This is a really great performance. Hat down! this is very difficult piece to play and he's done it brilliantly. If you don't have good sound and staccato you'll expose all your weaknesses in this concert.That's why many don't event try to perform it. I've studied clarinet for 14 years and know what I am talking about :-)
MOZART, MARTIN FRÖST,HIS BODY, HIS CLARINET AND HIS SOUL IS ONE WHOLE MIRACLE....VERY FEW MUSICIANS HAVE THIS GIFT....AND THAT IS WHY HE USES HIS BODY....YOU SAID HE PLAYED IT REALLY WELL....SO, WHY BOTHERING ABOUT MOVING HIS BODY...YOU RECEIVED IN YOUR SOUL, WHAT HE WANTS YOU TO FEEL! FRÖST A GENIUS WITH A CLARINET....AND MOZART & FRÖST TOGETHER : A MARVEL....AWESOME
Sometimes I feel like having a B-flat clarinet with keys down to the low C. I know I'd never use it, but I just like the idea of the full range. I remember clarinets being constructed to the low E-flat and having 20 keys, not to the now-common low E and having only 17 keys.
I love this example! Martin's technique and sound are excellent examples to share with budding young clarinetists. I had this video posted on my blog but might take all of my embedded videos off because of ads. In showing this to students, a questionable VANS add came on in which a person starts saying, "when I'm mad at my dad or p*ssed at my mom," before I could skip the ad. How can we moderate the adds to be more kid friendly? I love using embedded videos as an educator but the ads are ridiculous!
You can mute ads when showing students. I did not get any ads when watching this on youtube. You can try posting links instead of embedding. Hope that helps.
@@ralphaaron1 In circular breathing you breathe in through your nose while pushing air out through the mouth using air stored in the cheeks. In result, you can produce a continuous tone without interruption!
Actually, the basset horn and basset clarinet are two different instruments. The basset horn was more of an experimental precursor to the modern day basset clarinet, the latter of which is based on the design of a modern clarinet with its range extended to a low C. The basset horn is quite different in appearance (something which can be confirmed with a quick Google search).
I'm from skandinavia and have exactly the same thought about classical music like Martin do, if I should play this piece, this is exactly the way i would play it!
@Schamschi I thick the orchestral introduction is absolutely necessary and integral to the piece, introducing and effectively exposing all themes to developed and ornamented.
@kindofdoon He's playing a basset clarinet. This concerto was written before the clarinet was fully evolved (it was a "basset horn" in Mozart's time), and thus Mozart was able to utilize the basset clarinet's large range.
If you puff out your cheeks and breathe in through your nose you can continue the tone by forcing air through the instrument using just your cheek muscles, which allows you to inhale. It takes some doing, but it is a really handy trick once you get the hang of it. I used to practice by blowing bubbles through a straw in a drink and seeing if I could inhale through my nose while keeping the bubbles going at the same rate.
MARTIN VOUS ETES FORMIDABLE; TALENTUEUX, BEAU, VOUS ETES BENI, COMME J'envie votre famille d'avoir eu un tel artiste. c'est un bonheur fou de vous écouter, vous êtes de loin mon préféré.
I liked the ornamentation; thought it sounded very natural/ appropriate the period and showed off the virtuosity of the instrument which, was still new in Mozarts'' ttime though he, Mozart, loved the clarinet; and I love Mozart!I spent 4 summers in Salzburg; it was like a dream; every clarinetist should go there
@ukwildcatsgirl It's a modern version of the basset clarinet, the instrument of Anton Stadler, for whom the concerto was written. It has additional low notes, going down to written C (A at the bottom of the bass staff). The instrument didn't catch on, and the published version of the concerto, which came out 10 years after M died, was for a standard clarinet. No manuscript survived. This reconstructed version therefore has some passages an octave lower than in the better-known version.
@AppleSpar the third movement really shows how great his technique is because not all clarinetist could play that movement as fast as he did. The second movement shows that he can play slowly, nicely and show his virtuosic ablilities.
Megan You do realize he's widely regarded as one of the best, if not the best, clarinetist in the world? It's not that surprising he can circulate his breaths
Jacob Labovitz Circular breathing is not hard to learn, especially on clarinet. The amazing part is his tone stays so consistent during puffing and pushing and you can’t even tell he is performing circular breathing if you didn’t see it
There are so many kinds of clarinets out there it's hard to even keep track! This sounded gorgeous! Maybe some of his wicked skills will be passed to other clarinetists.. Maybe. By miracle. I mean, they exist, right? :)
@GameGlitcher94 It's a basset clarinet, which was what it was intended to be played on. It's just an A clarinet that goes down to low C. (Not to be confused with a basset horn) :)
@ChuckMehrowtra The basset horn is a member of the clarinet family, my friend. And while I do agree that this is indeed a basset horn, and this clarinet concerto was written specifically for basset horn, I do not agree that it is pitched in F. Standard basset horns are pitched as such, but this particular one is designed specifically for Mozart's Clarinet Concert and is pitched in A.
The greatest clarinetist ever! I've never heard such a musical, exciting sound. He plays his amazing clarinet as a great violinist plays a Stradivari.. Magnificent in all respects, dynamics, control, perfection of technique. Thank you for posting this!
Well done!! In the US you don't see many basset clarinets - especially played this well. Though Mr Fröst tends to move around a lot - if you carefully watch his mouthpiece you will see that the relationship between the mouthpiece and embouchure is absolutely static. Fantastic! Also impressive is his breath support which is maintained flawlessly regardless of where on the instrument he is playing - no ups and downs of dynamics that aren't planned - very European and very well learned.
Add to that his minimal finger movement and correct reading of the intonation. Magnificent octave jumps. I applaud his unbelievable breath control. Could teach us all a lesson on circular breathing. Could do without the bobbing and weaving tho
im a clarinet player, he was so marvolus tears came to my eyes watching and hearing a genious to a instrument that i love all my life i only wish my father was alive to him
You are right! He is a gênios.
Martin is playing as Mozart would have wanted his music to be crafted I feel - like divine art. He is also respecting every note played from all other instruments - not just his own. To be blessed with such a gift - thank you Martin for all your hours of dedication and for bringing Mozart to us to fill an empty room with bliss.
I love reading the comments you pro musicians leave. Very impressive knowledge of all things technical and musical. I can only add that Mozart's music is beautiful, somewhat divine and moves me profoundly.
his freaking air control when he gets quiet is amazing
Yep, Martin is one of the best in the world for a reason.
+Game Addiction Man, he is the best clarinetist in the world
Cranel Bell
+shyyun wong Really?
I am a clarinet teacher since a lot of years and I think that this clarinetist is the best I have met in my life
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I've never thought that clarinet can sound so divine and alive before I heard Martin Frost playing. For me, clarinet was always one of the 'background' sound. He made me realize how beautiful the instrument can sound as a solo.
Mozart forever! This is the greatest melody for all times!!! Thank you for a wonderful moment🥰🥰🥰
erm.. i'm only 54 and have been playing clarinet since 1970. This is the greatest player that I have heard.
Simply just great! That's how you can play when all the technical resistance is gone, and only pure music remains. Still, it's somewhat comforting to hear one extra note in a fast passage - slightly human. Love this!
This dude is exceptional!! He goes on feeling and not subscribed to reading the smusic sheet - that's excellence right there!
I get to see this tomorrow... I'm sure my jaw will be dropped the entire time. His technique is incredible.
There are a lot of clarinetists with incredible technique out there. That's not what makes him stand out.
the question is how he is able to keep his tone and pitch so consistent and clean while playing below a dynamic of piano. its incredible
Have good support of your air, and make sure you’re not going in to bite, because it’s a tendency we get. Overall, make sure you have good airflow, and also make sure you’re not moving your tongue around when playing, that will cause unsteadiness in your sound, and make your pitch go wild. Another thing I will recommend, make sure you have a strong embouchure, firm corners, and drop the chin, and along with firm corners, keep those corners in and forward, and do not change your embouchure while playing, because it can cause you to get weird pitch bends or squeaks from an unsteady surface for the reed to vibrate. Also, make sure you have enough reed! Where you see the reed meet the mouthpiece, is a good amount of reed to have, and make sure the reed isn’t off center, or too high or low! There’s many things that can contribute to control, and frankly, I’m still working on a lot of it as a junior in highschool right now, but that’s my overall advice!
How can you cut beginning and end like this? It's against nature! Such a divine piece and execution...
Diego Caldognetto And against art.
Totally agree. The beginning and the end are pure art as well
He is a German.
@@tizmon Sorry! He's from Sweden!
Fantastic, I had played with different soloists but this one left me speechless!!!! Simply beautiful! Thank you
this has been debated as being one of his greatest works, his perfection and creativity in one is flawless
Quelle performance de Mozart!!! Avec le souffle retenu dans les hauts et les bas, il nous transmet la légèreté de cette musique divine.
I love how he memorized the solo! It's great! i have to play this for an audition and it's pretty intense. this guy is amazing.
Such a beautiful concerto. No words for how beautiful Mozart's music is.
Such an inspiration! Lucky enough to hear him play 2 years ago with my son in Sydney Opera House!
Fiquei preso 3 meses nessa gravação, ouvia todos os dias, várias vezes. E cada vez parecia melhor. Frost é inacreditável neste Mozart!
This music is beautful, marvellous...
A masterpiece from a great composer and a virtual Martin Fröst...
Gives me a feeling of freedom, joy and happyness.
It´s a perfect arrangement of all orchester members.
Many thanks for this posting...
Sweet cadenza. Love every aspect of this performance.
Ich bin absolut und total begeistert!!! Daumen hoch!
I'm playing this right now and it's by far my favorite b flat clarinet solo I've ever played. It's so challenging and emotional. I love it!
Man, in your place I would've done exactly the same--wearing a bowtie would have been quite stifling. Joke aside, this was a brilliant performance. I had never heard someone play the clarinet with so much gratification. Mozart would have proud of you!
Truly amazing.
I aspire to play like him one day
I used to play the clarinet, don't anymore, Glad I'm not an expert, I just enjoy this playing and think he is GREAT. Thanks for posting.
Très bon clarinettiste et super concerto de Mozart.Bravo à Martin Frost!
I wish I had a connection with Mozaart like these musicians!! I can only image what they must feel, expressing what they themselves have accomplished throughout their careers. BRAVO!!
I listen to so many videos of this piece and Martin Frost is the only to get the musicality right. No wonder hes one of the most famous virtuoso!
it is deffenetly the best I have heard. Amazing tone, I try hard, but I can't play even close. I like the way he listens to the orchestra. Perfect timeing!
Wow, his tone and sound is unbelievably clear. I thought the other amateur pros on youtube were good, this guy is a true master.
流石すぎますね。。何度でも聞きたくなります。
He's the best.
im 12 and play clarinet. i watch this video everyday because someday that will be me up there.
You should be 19 now. How are you doing?
damn 8 years ago
Awesome! Go first row first chair as fast as you can! It was mine for five years straight until cheerleading. Be diligent, humble, and listen to your gut.
DO maintain a solid embouchure and master the time honored techniques and then improvise! One day, you'll develop a smooth "callous" on the side of your left thumb where that woodwind really takes a toll especially repeating bars because another section can't deliver the goods- drags the time you know?
I started in 4th grade and still have it! Finally, treat yourself right and others will follow.
Eight years later, hope he made it. Not flipping burgers at a fast food joint.
@@pru6er You're not supposed to have a callous. The metal thingy should be almost on the nail of the thumb. I still have a callous from years of doing it wrong tho
Perfect! Theres nothing else to say, it's just completely perfect! He plays exactly the way Mozart's clarinet concerto is suppose to be played!!
The piece and the performance are equally matched. I am constrained by clicking "like" when it is better than love.
This is a really great performance. Hat down! this is very difficult piece to play and he's done it brilliantly. If you don't have good sound and staccato you'll expose all your weaknesses in this concert.That's why many don't event try to perform it. I've studied clarinet for 14 years and know what I am talking about :-)
Valahol itt kezdődik a zene, a klarinét énekel neked, nagyon szép!!!!
Beautiful. Nice to hear clarinets playing one note at time instead of slurred. I cried the first time I heard this. Ah Mozart! Deborah
Why does this start a few minutes into the piece? The orchestral introduction to the clarinet solo doesn't matter? Don't tell Mr. Mozart.
For some ppl it doesn't.
Mind ur own business.
MOZART, MARTIN FRÖST,HIS BODY, HIS CLARINET AND HIS SOUL IS ONE WHOLE MIRACLE....VERY FEW MUSICIANS HAVE THIS GIFT....AND THAT IS WHY HE USES HIS BODY....YOU SAID HE PLAYED IT REALLY WELL....SO, WHY BOTHERING ABOUT MOVING HIS BODY...YOU RECEIVED IN YOUR SOUL, WHAT HE WANTS YOU TO FEEL! FRÖST A GENIUS WITH A CLARINET....AND MOZART & FRÖST TOGETHER : A MARVEL....AWESOME
I love to see his performance. His sound is great.
Sometimes I feel like having a B-flat clarinet with keys down to the low C. I know I'd never use it, but I just like the idea of the full range. I remember clarinets being constructed to the low E-flat and having 20 keys, not to the now-common low E and having only 17 keys.
So beautiful Magnificent!
oh, how I love this piece!! and martin frost plays it beautifully!!
Happy Birthday, beloved WAM!
Perfect...!!! Well, it's very good :) One of the best I have heard! Beautiful tone.
He played this to the TEE! Well done Martin Frost! I played flute, violin, and clarinet. I miss being able to play like this.
I don't ever get tired listening to Mozart's compositions.
WHY is he so marvelous? THAT'S a CLARINET, definitely. Great sound.
Gives me what I need to keep playing.
saw him yesterday evening in Zurich with the Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - amazing!!!
Bloody hell, what an amazing tone and articulation... his timing is unhuman.
Just wish this was in HD.
I love this example! Martin's technique and sound are excellent examples to share with budding young clarinetists. I had this video posted on my blog but might take all of my embedded videos off because of ads. In showing this to students, a questionable VANS add came on in which a person starts saying, "when I'm mad at my dad or p*ssed at my mom," before I could skip the ad. How can we moderate the adds to be more kid friendly? I love using embedded videos as an educator but the ads are ridiculous!
You can mute ads when showing students. I did not get any ads when watching this on youtube. You can try posting links instead of embedding. Hope that helps.
You can download any streaming video from keepvid.com if this is a concern.
Martin Fröst az uj generáció egyik legtehetségesebb szólistája...muzsikusa !
2:49 Holy cow, he's circular breathing. I never have enough guts to do it during a concert.
What is circular breathing
@@ralphaaron1 In circular breathing you breathe in through your nose while pushing air out through the mouth using air stored in the cheeks. In result, you can produce a continuous tone without interruption!
You can find how to videos here in TH-cam.
He's playing a basset clarinet, (used to be called the basset horn around 1750's), it has extra keys for a lower C note, rather then the standard E.
Thank you i was wondering why my version was so different
Rebecca Lee iii
Actually, the basset horn and basset clarinet are two different instruments. The basset horn was more of an experimental precursor to the modern day basset clarinet, the latter of which is based on the design of a modern clarinet with its range extended to a low C. The basset horn is quite different in appearance (something which can be confirmed with a quick Google search).
You're wrong
I like the control he has over his trills. He executes them the way his mind wants without letting the clarinet take control.
Magnifique interprète de cette merveilleuse musique💓💓💓
Happy Birthday Mozart, you are still a genius !
I'm from skandinavia and have exactly the same thought about classical music like Martin do, if I should play this piece, this is exactly the way i would play it!
@Schamschi I thick the orchestral introduction is absolutely necessary and integral to the piece, introducing and effectively exposing all themes to developed and ornamented.
Interessant , le brio , la technique et les surprises dans le phrase . Bravo ...
A joyous piece of music by any standard........
Geez! His smoothness and beatiful sound is RIDICULOUS!!! It doesn't even sound like a human playing!
AWESOME!!!! Thank you for posting!
Something your generation will never understand or comprehend. It's called Music and it's awesome.
Absolutely beautiful! I also play clarinet and would love to learn this piece in the future
@kindofdoon
He's playing a basset clarinet. This concerto was written before the clarinet was fully evolved (it was a "basset horn" in Mozart's time), and thus Mozart was able to utilize the basset clarinet's large range.
Who needs music? (as in reading music on a stand) this guy is a boss. I especially like the parts where he ad libs over the fermattas
Excelent. Interpretations.
beautiful! my favourite version...he pwns Julian Bliss!
Martin frost magnífico.
.Superbe video.Continuez.Amicalement de Belgique
this needs to reach a million ASAP!
If you puff out your cheeks and breathe in through your nose you can continue the tone by forcing air through the instrument using just your cheek muscles, which allows you to inhale. It takes some doing, but it is a really handy trick once you get the hang of it. I used to practice by blowing bubbles through a straw in a drink and seeing if I could inhale through my nose while keeping the bubbles going at the same rate.
MARTIN VOUS ETES FORMIDABLE; TALENTUEUX, BEAU, VOUS ETES BENI, COMME J'envie votre famille d'avoir eu un tel artiste. c'est un bonheur fou de vous écouter, vous êtes de loin mon préféré.
You will play this in a festival, but me i'm playing this movement every moment in my head.
100% Wonderful - Thank you for your talent - Brings so much Joy
I liked the ornamentation; thought it sounded very natural/ appropriate the period and showed off the virtuosity of the instrument which, was still new in Mozarts'' ttime though he, Mozart, loved the clarinet; and I love Mozart!I spent 4 summers in Salzburg; it was like a dream; every clarinetist should go there
Martin Fröst is my hero
@ukwildcatsgirl It's a modern version of the basset clarinet, the instrument of Anton Stadler, for whom the concerto was written. It has additional low notes, going down to written C (A at the bottom of the bass staff). The instrument didn't catch on, and the published version of the concerto, which came out 10 years after M died, was for a standard clarinet. No manuscript survived. This reconstructed version therefore has some passages an octave lower than in the better-known version.
magnificent, I play clarinet and loved this video
and admire.
Raymara Prudente
beautiful....beautiful...vow..the music is awesome..
@AppleSpar the third movement really shows how great his technique is because not all clarinetist could play that movement as fast as he did. The second movement shows that he can play slowly, nicely and show his virtuosic ablilities.
hmm i think he may be circulating breaths, that's a pretty skilled technique. his tone is extremely beautiful too
Megan
Megan You do realize he's widely regarded as one of the best, if not the best, clarinetist in the world? It's not that surprising he can circulate his breaths
Jacob Labovitz Circular breathing is not hard to learn, especially on clarinet. The amazing part is his tone stays so consistent during puffing and pushing and you can’t even tell he is performing circular breathing if you didn’t see it
im just blown away by how he could memorize the whole thing its amazing
i utterly agree. cant even stop moving when I LISTEN to this music...
There are so many kinds of clarinets out there it's hard to even keep track! This sounded gorgeous! Maybe some of his wicked skills will be passed to other clarinetists.. Maybe. By miracle. I mean, they exist, right? :)
@GameGlitcher94 It's a basset clarinet, which was what it was intended to be played on. It's just an A clarinet that goes down to low C. (Not to be confused with a basset horn) :)
monstro. que emocionante
@ChuckMehrowtra The basset horn is a member of the clarinet family, my friend. And while I do agree that this is indeed a basset horn, and this clarinet concerto was written specifically for basset horn, I do not agree that it is pitched in F. Standard basset horns are pitched as such, but this particular one is designed specifically for Mozart's Clarinet Concert and is pitched in A.
@jezmuff
Thank you for illuminating your inner thoughts.
That adds to our lives.
Love this! It makes my brain relaxed.
Oh! So beautiful!
I was moved to tears.
harukimisora me too! So beautiful played . What a control