For this recording, a reconstructed basset clarinet made from boxwood by Rudolf Tutz is used, and the clarinet part incorporates the basset tones based on all known sources.
Composer Biography
Mozart's relationship with Prince-Archbishop Hieronymus von Colloredo in Salzburg was difficult, though Mozart still had opportunities to compose various genres for the city.
Instruments
The basset clarinet, developed by Viennese court clarinettist Anton Paul Stadler and instrument maker Theodor Lotz, has a tonal range five semitones lower than a conventional clarinet.
Performer Biography
The Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (Akamus) was founded in 1982 and is now a leading chamber orchestra specializing in historically informed performances on period instruments.
Performer Biography
Akamus, the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, has won numerous major recording awards, including a Grammy Award, Diapason d'Or, and Gramophone Award.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded at the Teldex Studio in Berlin, Germany, between October 22-25, 2023.
Instruments
The original manuscript for Mozart's Clarinet Concerto, written for the basset clarinet, was lost, pawned, or stolen, leading to its publication in 1801 in a version without the instrument's lower notes.
