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still having one hell of a time with the cookies to post in this thread!!!! I just wrote 2 paragraphs and they were deleted. Trying again....... Piano reduction was performed live with Michele at the Clarfest (Intl Clarinet Association) in Ghent Belguim in 1993. Williams conducted all of the performances with Michele as Clarinetist - no one else has performed this work. It was performed in Calif. as well as Boston but not sure how many times. The master was a MESS - the distance in the recording sound was due to sound reduction which had to be done as there was a lot of distortion in the master. btw - check out the Bartok on the recording. It is live also, but does sound great.

"I'm not saying williams' music sucks. only his concert works." No, I wouldn't say that!! Check out his Clarinet Concerto and see if you still think that way. http://www.mytempo.com/williams.htm or look it up on ITUNES - it's a very cool work and very typical John Williams. That piece isn't at all like his other Concerti (it has more film element to it).

When are the cookies supposed to be fixed? (has it been like this for a while?)

I never know what is going to post here or not!! Just wrote a big long message and it got all deleted when I hit PREVIEW - SUBMIT. So the short version is: This will soon be on Sonyconnect.com which is Sony's online site. I hope to get this Concerto Re-Recorded (with a master that doesn't get damaged this time!) and put on a major label eventually, but there has to be interest in the work for that to even begin to happen. This release is still completely "indie" - with connections (it's on Itunes now, soon Tower Records online, BestBuy online, and others. John did approve it for release.

I can't tell if a private message reply was sent or not (I replied but no confirm that it actually got sent) Do you always have to preview first to be able to send???? It seems so This forum is quirky!!

Yes it IS live and the recording is actually a LOT better sounding than what I got from Michele as the recording master was damaged (Tons of noise and distortion). Williams is the conductor and he did perform it more than just with one Orchestra. No other conductor has performed it, not any other Clarinetist either (I played it unaccompanied as the 2nd person to play it). The sheet music as well is still unpublished - you couldn't find it if your live depended on it (I have it).

Yup, it is the official release. The work remains unpublished actually - only Michele and I have the music (I was the 2nd Clarinetist to play it - not even her husband who is a Clarinetist played it before I did as she told me). The recording is not recent, and the original master from this was damaged, so what you hear is better than what was on Mp3.com, however it is not perfect a Studio setting as that wasn't possible. It is however authorised by John Williams to be released. It is still basically an "indie" release as it is not signed to a big label as of now, may or may not be in the future. The recording that Miguel would have he got from the now defunct Mp3.com (it's not a distribution site anymore but just an informational site basically now) and is a much lower quality recording (compressed, etc). This is a one man effort - I'm friends with Michele Zukovsky and do some audio work and promotion for her. I'm a Professional Clarinetist by trade and also was the top ranked Promoter on the old mp3.com website with the artists I promoted getting over 100 Million listens and earning over $1.5 Million in Royalties at 1-5 cents a pop. The old mp3.com was a blast and we sold CD's all over the world from it. The ITUNES release brings this wonderful work back into the light. I personally really like this work a lot. His 2nd mvt is GORGEOUS, along with the others being quite enjoyable too. I figured that you guys here would want to know about it as you are his most loyal fans. I'm not going to hang around and make a pest out of myself, but do invite you to check it out as it is a very cool work!

btw - The 3rd (last) Mvt with the Clarinet and Piano version is also on the ITUNES page. It is currently featured on the front page of http://www.cdbaby.com and here's their review of it: While we don't normally feature albums of artists who have already "made it" and who don't necessarily need any more exposure, this album is such a gem that it can't be resisted. This disc features the personal, classical and non-film music of Hollywood's soundtrack guru, John Williams. It is quite a treat to peer into the creative life of this man and his genius in such a way; with no need for the music to serve some other art form, this work allows us to get a glimpse into the "other" sound world of this truly brilliant, historic composer. And if that wasn't enough incentive to encourage a listen, the concerto is followed by Bartok and Corigliano (also highlighting the clarinet), making this disc one of the highest profile classical treasures here. [

Scissorhands - your avatar looks just like John Corigliano! I doubt that it's him, but big time resemblance. (the Corigliano Concerto is on the recording too)

I'm that schmo Miguel - and it's illegal to share it, however, it was just now released on Itunes http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore...196405&s=143441 reason it was on Ebay when it was first released was that it was also the 1st Major Composer Concerto released solely on the Internet. Was a big time exclusive.

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore...196405&s=143441 is the Itunes link for it. It was written for and features Michele Zukovsky Clarinetist. Also has the Corigliano Clarinet Concerto and the Bartok Contrasts. Has anybody heard it yet?