Karol Kurpiński's Clarinet Concerto in B flat major includes an unabashed quotation from the Adagio of Mozart's Clarinet Concerto, K. 622.
Interpretation
The manuscript of Kurpiński's concerto lacks specific tempo indications, allowing performers to rely on their musical instinct to create the mood and atmosphere.
Compositional Technique
Weber's Clarinet Concerto in F minor includes an unusual 16-bar 'Baermann-Kadenz' (cadenza) that is accompanied by strings, a feature unprecedented in the solo concerto genre.
Composer Biography
Karol Kurpiński, composer of the Clarinet Concerto in B flat major, taught composition to Chopin and conducted the premiere of Chopin's Piano Concerto in E minor.
Composition History
Carl Maria von Weber's two Clarinet Concertos were commissioned by King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria after the success of Weber's Concertino, Op. 26.
Recording & Production
This recording was made possible by the generous support of Monica Rosenzweig Armour, a dear friend of the artists.
Instruments
The clarinet played by soloist Eric Hoeprich on this recording is a replica of a ten-key instrument by Griessling & Schlott of Berlin, similar to one used by Heinrich Baermann, for whom Weber composed.
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