Ricardo Morales Plays Mozart's Clarinet Concerto

Wed, 03/16/2016 - 3:04pm
Written by ArtistWorks

In this fantastic performance with the Venezuela Symphony Orchestra, Ricardo Morales plays a beautiful version of the 1st movement from Mozart's Clarinet Concerto. This is the final purely instrumental piece Mozart wrote shortly before his death in 1791.

Ricardo was recently featured on WOSU Public Media talking about playing clarinet with the Philadelphia Orchestra. They discused this piece as well as other topics including the different options for reeds, the evolution of the modern day clarinet, and more. Click here to check it out! 

Philadelphia Orchestra Performs

Tue, 11/17/2015 - 10:54am
Written by ArtistWorks

The Philadelphia Orchestra performs "La Marseillaise," which has been the French National Anthem since 1795. Originally titled "Chant de guerre pour l'Armée du Rhin," the song was written by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle in Strasbourg in 1792 as an anthem to freedom. For more information on the Philadelphia Orchestra visit philorch.org

The Philadelphia Orchestra Plays Gruber's Charivari

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 11:08am
Written by ArtistWorks

Here’s a nice video of the Philadelphia Orchestra playing part of HK Gruber’s Charivari, featuring ArtistWorks Classical Faculty members David Bilger on trumpet and Ricardo Morales on clarinet. You can watch the Philadelphia Orchestra perform this piece live January 13-16, 2016. For more information visit philorch.org

Clarinet Lesson: Carl Baermann Etude #18

Thu, 06/26/2014 - 11:21am
Written by AW

Practicing etudes are a great way to help you improve for your instrument because they are designed to reinforce certain techniques. In this sample clarinet lesson from the Online Classical School with Ricardo Morales, we go through and analyze the Baermann Etude #18. This clarinet etude is nice because it is not only a great exercise for your fingers, but it also sounds beautiful, which makes practicing it all the more enjoyable.