Description
"Weber was the composer who truly established the clarinet as a major virtuoso instrument while revealing it's uniquely expressive and poetic qualities," says Pierre Génisson, praised by Gramophone for his "searching eloquence" and the "magical sweetness and clarity" of his playing. A tribute to Carl Maria von Weber on the 200th anniversary of his death (aged just 39) in June 1826, this 2CD set brings together all the composer's works for clarinet as a solo and chamber instrument: the two concertos and the concertino for clarinet, recorded with the Mozarteumorchester Salzburg and conductor Gábor Takács-Nagy; the Grand Duo Concertant and the Variations on a theme from the opera Silvana, both with pianist Frank Braley, and, in a recording first released in 2017, the Quintet for clarinet and string quartet with the New York-based Quartet 212 - a performance praised by the Sunday Times as "chamber playing of the highest order".
Tracklist:
- Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 73, J. 114: I. Allegro
- Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 73, J. 114: II. Adagio Ma Non Troppo
- Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 73, J. 114: III. Rondo. Allegretto
- Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 74, J. 118: I. Allegro
- Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 74, J. 118: II. Romanze. Andante Con Moto
- Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 74, J. 118: III. Alla Polacca
- Clarinet Concertino in E-Flat Major, Op. 26, J. 109: I. Adagio Ma Non Troppo
- Clarinet Concertino in E-Flat Major, Op. 26, J. 109: II. Andante
- Clarinet Concertino in E-Flat Major, Op. 26, J. 109: III. Allegro
- Clarinet Quintet in B-Flat Major, Op. 34, J. 182: I. Allegro
- Clarinet Quintet in B-Flat Major, Op. 34, J. 182: II. Fantasia. Adagio
- Clarinet Quintet in B-Flat Major, Op. 34, J. 182: III. Menuetto
- Clarinet Quintet in B-Flat Major, Op. 34, J. 182: IV. Rondo. Allegro
- Variations on a Theme from Silvana in B minor, Op. 33, J. 128: Thema. Andante Con Moto
- Variations on a Theme from Silvana in B minor, Op. 33, J. 128: Variation I. Più Vivo
- Variations on a Theme from Silvana in B minor, Op. 33, J. 128: Variation II. Con Grazia
- Variations on a Theme from Silvana in B minor, Op. 33, J. 128: Variation III. Molto Adagio, Quasi Fantasia
- Variations on a Theme from Silvana in B minor, Op. 33, J. 128: Variation IV. Animato E Con Fuoco
- Variations on a Theme from Silvana in B minor, Op. 33, J. 128: Variation V. Allegro Animato, Con Fuoco
- Variations on a Theme from Silvana in B minor, Op. 33, J. 128: Variation VI. Lento
- Variations on a Theme from Silvana in B minor, Op. 33, J. 128: Variation VII. Allegro
- Grand Duo Concertant, Op. 48, J. 204: I. Allegro Con Fuoco
- Grand Duo Concertant, Op. 48, J. 204: II. Andante Con Moto
- Grand Duo Concertant, Op. 48, J. 204: III. Rondo. Allegro
UPC: 1200214297220
Label: Erato
Release Date: 11.27.26
Format: CD