Music Amici at the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York City
Solo Excerpts
- Debussy – The Girl with the Flaxen Hair
Recorded with Ekaterina Tangarova in Cedar Park, Texas - Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto No. 1 Slow Mvmt for Solo Clarinet
Recorded at Sharyn and Daniel’s Wedding in Venice, Florida - Drapkin – My Resting Place
Mile High Freedom Band, Denver, Colorado - Van der Roost – Four Gypsy Songs. Allegro – opening clarinet solo
Mile High Freedom Band, Denver, Colorado - Beethoven Sixth Symphony; First Movement Clarinet Solo
Guest with Austin Youth Symphony, Austin, Texas - Two clarinet solos from Eric Whitacre’s Equus
Manhattan Wind Ensemble, New York City - Mozart Clarinet Concerto; Rondo excerpt
Broadway Bach Ensemble, New York City - Clarinet solo in Berlioz Symphony Fantastique slow movement
Norwalk Symphony Orchestra, Norwalk, CT - Clarinet solos on a recording of Neapolitan songs sung by Olimpia Lucente, beautifully arranged and conducted by Hollywood composer Ludek Drizhal.
The Czech National Symphony Orchestra - Blue Shades – Clarinet Solo
Michael Drapkin arrangement for woodwind quintet + drums; Recorded in Austin, TX - Virushalayim Opening Solo
Rav Shmuel’s CD: B’yameinu - Cadenza – Gilmore Five Folk Songs
Manhattan Wind Ensemble, New York City
Brahms: Quintet in B Minor for Clarinet and Strings, Op. 115
- Allegro
- Adagio
- Andantino – Presto non assai, ma con sentimento
- Con moto – Un poco meno mosso
Music Amici, Lafayette Theatre, Suffern, New York
Copland: Appalachian Spring (Original version for 13 instruments)
- Appalachian Spring
Music Amici, Carnegie Hall
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A K.622
- Allegro
- Adagio
- Rondo – Allegro
The Broadway Bach Ensemble, New York City
At The Kosher Store in Austin, Texas
Yiddish Cowboys: Sundays at the Kosher Store
- Jewish Medley
- Raisins and Almonds
- Miserlou
- Klezmer Set
- Mommas
CD Recorded in Bastrop, Texas near Austin
Mozart: Quintet in A for Clarinet and String Quartet, K. 581
- Allegro
- Larghetto
- Menuetto–Trio I-II
- Allegretto con Variazioni I-IV – Adagio – Allegro
Music Amici, Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York City
Weber: Quintet in Bb for Clarinet and String Quartet, Op. 34
- Allegro
- Fantasia – Adagio ma non troppo
- Menuetto, Trio – Capriccio Presto
- Rondo – Allegro gioccoso
Music Amici, Carnegie Hall
Mozart: Quintet in Bb Fragment for Clarinet and String Quartet, KAnh91/516c
(Completed by Robert Levin)
- Allegro
Music Amici, Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York City
Music Amici at Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall
Gordon Jacob: Quintet for Clarinet String Quartet
- Tempo Moderato
- Scherzo: Allegro Con Brio
- Rhapsody: Poco Lento
- Introduction, Theme And Variations: Poco Lento
Music Amici, Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York City
Brahms: Sonata in F Minor for Clarinet and Piano
- Allegro appassionato
- Andante un poco Adagio
- Allegretto grazioso
- Vivace
Solo Recital, Orvis Auditorium, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Messiaen: Abîme des oiseaux (Abyss of the birds)
- Abîme des oiseaux from Quatuor pour la fin du temps
Solo Recital, Orvis Auditorium, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Beethoven: Trio For Clarinet, Cello and Piano
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- Allegro Con Brio
- Adagio
- Tema Con Variazioni
Chamber Music Concert, Hidden Hills, California
Milhaud: Suite For Piano, Violin, and Clarinet
- Ouverture
- Divertissement
- Jeu
- Introduction et Final
Music Amici, Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York City
Hummel: Clarinet Quartet in Eb Major
- Allegro moderato
- La seccatura: Allegro molto
- Andante
- Rondo: Allegretto
Music Amici, Orangetown Jewish Center, Orangeberg, New York
Brahms: Trio in A Minor for Clarinet, Cello and Piano
- Allegro
- Adagio
- Andantino grazioso
- Allegro
Chamber Music Concert, Hidden Hills, California
Holst: Suite in Eb Transcribed for Clarinet Trio
- Chaconne
- Intermezzo
- March
Michael Drapkin Clarinet Trio, Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music
Schubert: Octet in F major
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- Adagio – Allegro – Più Allegro
- Adagio
- Allegro vivace – Trio – Allegro vivace
- Andante – variations. Un poco più mosso = Più lento
- Menuetto. Allegretto – Trio – Menuetto – Coda
- Andante molto – Allegro – Andante molto – Allegro molto
Tanglewood, Berkshire Music Center 8-13-78 (some audio deterioration)
Bass Clarinet Recital at Eastman When I was 19
- Ruth Gipps: Prelude for Solo Bass Clarinet
- Carl Frangkiser: Concert Theme for Bass Clarinet and Piano [David Sabin, Piano]
- Eugene Bozza: Ballade for Bass Clarinet and Piano [David Sabin, Piano]
- Thomas Oboe Lee: The Mad Frog! for Oboe, Bass Clarinet and Harp [Catherine Del Russo, Oboe. Amy Wilkins, Harp.]
Kilbourne Hall, Eastman School of Music
Ethnic Pieces with Clarinet
- Dinicu: Tempest Hora
(arranged by Ron Combes for clarinet and band) - Rav Shmuel: V’irushalayim
(Opening clarinet solo) - Rav Shmuel: Mattersdorf
(Clarinet solos in middle and end) - Tarras: Dovid’l Bazetst di Kale
(Clarinet, Cello, Piano) - Sunrise, Sunset
(Clarinet, Cello, Piano) - Drapkin: Suite of Old Yiddish Melodies
(Violin, Clarinet, Accordion, String Bass)
Performing Blue Shades at South By Southwest 2010
Blue Shades at South by SouthWest 2010
- Ticheli: Blue Shades
(arranged and performed by Michael Drapkin for woodwind quintet and drums)
Stuff
- Happy Birthday Variations
Arranged and performed by Michael Drapkin, clarinet/bass clarinet/dj, circa 1980 in New York City - Tritonization
Arranged and performed by Michael Patrick Coyle, piano, April 14, 2016 in Minnespolis in honor of my birthday - Songs from Shakespeare’s Plays and Popular Songs of Shakespeare’s Time
Narrated, arranged and performed by Michael Drapkin, clarinet 1/clarinet 2, circa 1972; for 9th grade Honor’s English