Wilms, the composer, believed music was a universal language expressing inner feelings, capable of moving sensitive souls when melody, harmony, dimension, and rhythm combined.
Instruments
For the Concertante in C major, a copy of a C clarinet was used for this recording, which sounds "brighter and bolder" than the larger B-flat clarinet.
Composition History
The Clarinet Concerto in B-flat major by Wilms, the composer, was only recently rediscovered by clarinettist Dieter Klöcker in a Prague conservatory library.
Compositional Technique
In his Concertante in C major, Wilms, the composer, combined the five solo instruments in no fewer than 23 different ways, sharing and fragmenting the solos.
Cultural Impact
Johann Wilhelm Wilms, the composer, wrote the Dutch national anthem of his time, "Wien Neêrlands Bloed," and his love for folk songs was evident in his compositions.
Composer Biography
Johann Wilhelm Wilms, the composer, moved to Amsterdam at age 19 in 1791 and quickly gained acclaim as a pianist and flutist.
Compositional Technique
Wilms's Clarinet Concerto in B-flat major features a humorous Polonaise as its third movement, with technically tricky passages that anticipate the bravura works of Carl Maria von Weber.
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