Diabolically Difficult Pieces for Clarinet

In honor of Halloween, I wanted to share some pieces that still strike fear in the heart of professional clarinetists. Perform at your own risk! 😈(Just kidding, I love and have performed some of these pieces, and I think I’m a stronger clarinetist for it!)

Here are some of the most difficult pieces written for clarinet:

• Carl Nielsen – Concerto, Op. 57 (I have a Boot Camp for this!)
• Franco Donatoni – Clair
• Magnus Lindberg – Concerto
• Sir Peter Maxwell Davies – The Seven Brightnesses
• John Corigliano – Concerto
• Jean Françaix- Concerto (I have a Boot Camp for this!)

Have you performed any of these? Leave a comment with the most diabolically difficult clarinet piece you’ve worked on or performed!