Weber: Clarinet Quintet, Concertino for Clarinet, Grand Duo Concertant & Der Freischütz Overture
8/28/2020, 11 Tracks, 1:09:25
Featuring
Jörg Widmann
Denis Kozhukhin
Irish Chamber Orchestra
Carl Maria von Weber
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Composer's Artistic Vision
Carl Maria von Weber, the composer, is praised by 20th-century composers Igor Stravinsky and Claude Debussy for his elegance, virtuosity, and orchestration, with Stravinsky calling him the 'prince of music'.
Performer Biography
Jörg Widmann, the clarinettist and conductor on this album, is also a composer whose works have been performed by renowned orchestras and conductors worldwide.
Performer Biography
Denis Kozhukhin, the pianist on this album, won the First Prize in the 2010 Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels and has performed with many leading international orchestras.
Composition History
Carl Maria von Weber and Heinrich Joseph Baermann, a celebrated clarinettist known as the 'Rubini of the clarinet', formed a close friendship for which Weber composed three clarinet concertos.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The works on this album are described as 'declarations of love' to the clarinet, an instrument Carl Maria von Weber understood and loved deeply, perhaps only rivaled by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Composition History
The history of clarinet music is marked by creative friendships, such as that between Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Anton Stadler, a virtuoso clarinettist for whom Mozart composed his Clarinet Quintet and Concerto.
Performer Biography
The Irish Chamber Orchestra, led by Jörg Widmann as Principal Conductor since 2017, is known for its dynamic performances and innovative programming, mixing traditional repertoire with new commissions.
