Extreme Measures
Jean Kopperud (clarinet), Stephen Gosling (piano)
Extreme Measures is the first project in clarinetist Jean Kopperud's Rated X series. It is seven clarinet and piano works written for Kopperud asking composers to dare to stretch the medium. The Winnipeg Free Press reviewed a past project that Kopperud toured, which might best describe Rated X. "You can expect to have your head bent a little. You will stay awake. You will be fascinated and infuriated . . . and exhilarated by what you have heard." Rated X ("Extreme Measures") premiered in the fall of 2008 on the West Coast and was recorded in the spring of 2009. A graduate of Juilliard and former student of Nadia Boulanger, Kopperud has toured the U.S., Canada, Europe, Japan, China, the Caribbean and Australia as a concert soloist and chamber musician. She performs with the New York New Music Ensemble and is a professor of music at the University of Buffalo.
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Track Listing
| Title | Composer | Performer |
|---|---|---|
| Rare Air | David Felder | Jean Kopperud, clarinet, Stephen Gosling, piano |
| Grand Prismatic | Eric Moe | Jean Kopperud, clarinet, Stephen Gosling, piano |
| (Dis)tensioni | Paolo Cavallone | Jean Kopperud, clarinet, Stephen Gosling, piano |
| Amygdala | Steven Ricks | Jean Kopperud, clarinet, Stephen Gosling, piano |
| Times Like These | James Primosch | Jean Kopperud, clarinet, Stephen Gosling, piano |
| Rendition | Jason Eckardt | Jean Kopperud, clarinet, Stephen Gosling, piano |
| Nemesis | Harvey Sollberger | Jean Kopperud, clarinet, Stephen Gosling, piano |
Reviews
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"Kopperud...boasts a wide dynamic spectrum, ranging from the hushed sub-tone to the growing chalumeau and the shrieking altissimo. She also renders with great confidence the requested extended techniques..."
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