I'm with Laurie — I think it sounds an awful lot like Rossini.
My guess is that young Joseph is being very clever with his clue. Is it possible that Signore Rossini was born on leap day??
I too am at a loss to figure out what piece it might be, thought it could be some random clarinet thing he wrote. (By definition, it would have to be.) But then there's this whole ginormous 19th century repertoire of fantasy pieces based on opera for wind soloists, most of which were written by people whose names I simply can't remember.
To make my life easy, I'm just going to bandwagon with Laurie and say: Rossini.
I'll also hop on the Rossini train - the ending in particular screamed Rossini to me.
Assuming the hint is for leap year birthdays, I can think of few other composers writing in that style who would have lived into their 70s besides Rossini. I can't recall if his "sins of old age" pieces includes orchestral/concertante works, but I usually associate non-vocal pieces with the later part of his life, although this does sound like it could be based on an opera selection.
NTT: I'm going out on a limb here, so I hope it's a sturdy one . . .
This absolutely has to be Rossini! I could feel it even before the clip was finished.
He could possibly fit the clue, although I don't know for sure. But that clarinet noodling and the last few seconds of strings have to belong to Rossini (or to someone who stole his identity and his credit cards 😉 ).
I don't recall such an extended clarinet solo in any of his overtures that I've played, however. Maybe something within the score of one of his operas - I'm thinking Cinderella with all of its coloratura, since I saw that most recently.
This clip sounds so familiar - and yet not specifically so. Maybe a chamber work. Or did he actually write a clarinet concerto - I can't say that I remember one. I'll be very embarrassed if this turns out to be the Weber, because I've played in the backup band for that one.
But I'll still put all my eggs in the Rossini basket anyway.
I'm with Laurie — I think it sounds an awful lot like Rossini.
My guess is that young Joseph is being very clever with his clue. Is it possible that Signore Rossini was born on leap day??
I too am at a loss to figure out what piece it might be, thought it could be some random clarinet thing he wrote. (By definition, it would have to be.) But then there's this whole ginormous 19th century repertoire of fantasy pieces based on opera for wind soloists, most of which were written by people whose names I simply can't remember.
To make my life easy, I'm just going to bandwagon with Laurie and say: Rossini.
This is Will btw (forgot to switch accounts)
I'll also hop on the Rossini train - the ending in particular screamed Rossini to me.
Assuming the hint is for leap year birthdays, I can think of few other composers writing in that style who would have lived into their 70s besides Rossini. I can't recall if his "sins of old age" pieces includes orchestral/concertante works, but I usually associate non-vocal pieces with the later part of his life, although this does sound like it could be based on an opera selection.
Yannick is all over those grammy noms.
NTT: I'm going out on a limb here, so I hope it's a sturdy one . . .
This absolutely has to be Rossini! I could feel it even before the clip was finished.
He could possibly fit the clue, although I don't know for sure. But that clarinet noodling and the last few seconds of strings have to belong to Rossini (or to someone who stole his identity and his credit cards 😉 ).
I don't recall such an extended clarinet solo in any of his overtures that I've played, however. Maybe something within the score of one of his operas - I'm thinking Cinderella with all of its coloratura, since I saw that most recently.
This clip sounds so familiar - and yet not specifically so. Maybe a chamber work. Or did he actually write a clarinet concerto - I can't say that I remember one. I'll be very embarrassed if this turns out to be the Weber, because I've played in the backup band for that one.
But I'll still put all my eggs in the Rossini basket anyway.