Ebenhöh, Horst - Intermezzo for solo bass clarinet op. 104, 5

Ebenhöh, Horst
Intermezzo for bass clarinet solo

op. 104, 5
single movement / 2-3 minutes U: 2007 Vienna
Solo piece for study and concert. Based on parts of the 1st movement from the Clarinet Concerto op.94, but not identical with it (compare also the 4th piece - Allegro - from op.104, 3!).

Part / 2 pages

Without own tempo indication. The "Intermezzo" can be performed rhapsodically, although the thrusting sixteenth-note sequences from the beginning and end must be considered rhythmically exact notation. They can be found again (extending over 17 bars) in the 4th part of the "Bagatelles for Clarinet in E-flat solo (op. 104/, ) and are also based on the solo part of the 1st movement of the Clarinet Concerto op. 94. The most serious difficulties occur in the - mostly tied - duodecimal leaps. Instruments with a "bass key" probably have a somewhat easier time achieving a satisfactory result in the duodecimal passages. As one can hear on the present CD: it succeeds even without the mentioned "octave flap". In this piece, the bass clarinet and its player show much success in what had initially been considered unfeasible.