Mozart himself played the viola, and his presence as the violist in the 'Kegelstatt' Trio is described as a commanding one.
Composition History
The 'Kegelstatt' Trio, K498, was written for Anton Stadler, the clarinetist, and Franziska von Jacquin, one of Mozart's favorite piano pupils, whose father was a prominent Viennese civil servant.
Instruments
The Clarinet Concerto, K622, was originally conceived for a special instrument called the basset clarinet, which has an extended lower range.
Performer Biography
Martin Fröst, the clarinetist on this album, is an internationally recognized wind player who has championed new works and served as artistic director for several festivals.
Composition History
Mozart's Clarinet Concerto, K622, was inspired by the playing of Anton Stadler, a clarinetist and basset horn player whom Mozart met in 1784.
Interpretation
This recording uses a modern reconstruction of a basset clarinet, an instrument with a wider range than the standard A clarinet for which the concerto is usually adapted.
Composition History
The autograph manuscript of Mozart's Clarinet Concerto is lost; his widow Constanze claimed that Anton Stadler, the clarinetist for whom it was written, had pawned it.
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