So I went to hear a clarinet and basset horn recital Friday evening. It was performed at the OSU School of Music Hughes Hall. The performers were Amanda Joos, clarinet; Jon-Patrick Thompson, basset horn; and Lin-San Chou on piano (all fellow colleagues of mine in the School of Music).
The program was an evening of all Mendelssohn. I really appreciate Mendelssohn's music. Whether it is his fantastic symphonies, his beautiful overtures (Hebrides comes to mind), or his lesser-known works. Marvelous writing. His counterpoint (the way he writes his duets) is really quite fine.
The instrumentalists were excellent as well. JP played the unwieldy, beastly basset horn extremely well. I have no experience playing the basset horn, but from other performances where I have either heard or played with basset horns, I am quite sure that it is a cantankerous instrument on the best of days. JP worked very hard and has a great technical facility/skill for playing the basset horn. Amanda played superbly as well--displaying great dynamics and technical fluency as well. Bravo to both JP and Amanda!
I was refreshed by this concert. The music was lively and passionately played by all involved. It was a fine example of some great chamber music!
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