Stanford's Clarinet Concerto was originally intended for Richard Mühlfeld, who premiered Brahms' clarinet works, but Mühlfeld refused to play it.
Composer Biography
Stanford, the composer of the Clarinet Concerto, was a constant advocate and friend to Brahms, with whom he spent several leaves of absence from Cambridge.
Composition History
Gerald Finzi's Clarinet Concerto was commissioned for the Three Choirs Festival, and he corresponded extensively with clarinettist Frederick Thurston to perfect the work.
Composer Biography
Charles Villiers Stanford, a prominent composition teacher at the Royal College of Music, was intolerant of anything more modern than Brahms.
Interpretation
The performer of Stanford's Clarinet Concerto consulted two published scores and the autograph full score due to 116 discrepancies between the published versions.
Composer Biography
Gerald Finzi, composer of the Clarinet Concerto, combined his work as a freelance composer with his hobby and work as an expert apple-grower.
Composition History
Stanford's Clarinet Concerto was not generally available until 1977, 73 years after its 1904 premiere.
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