Yost: Clarinet Concertos - Vogel: Symphony No. 1 in D Major
9/20/2019, 11 Tracks, 1:13:06
Featuring
Marek Štilec
Susanne Heilig
Kurpfälzisches Kammerorchester
Michel Yost
Johann Christoph Vogel
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Historical Context
In the late 18th century, virtuoso wind players were very popular, and those who didn't compose commissioned works from others, often securing exclusive performance rights.
Performer Biography
The Kurpfälzisches Kammerorchester (Chamber Orchestra of the Electorate of the Palatinate) is dedicated to rediscovering and cultivating the music of the Mannheim School, a group of composers and instrumentalists who set new standards for orchestral culture in the 18th century.
Compositional Technique
The Yost/Vogel clarinet concertos on this recording follow the classical three-movement concerto form, with the first movement based on sonata principles, a slow cantabile second movement, and a sonata-rondo finale.
Composition History
Some of Michèl Yost's 14 clarinet concertos were co-written with his friend Johann Christoph Vogel (1756-1788), a German composer resident in Paris, likely because Yost had no formal composition training.
Composer Biography
Michèl Yost (1754-1786), a famous French clarinet virtuoso, is considered a co-founder of the French school of clarinet playing.
Compositional Technique
Concerto No. 6 (10) on this album is a two-movement symphonie concertante, a genre that originated in Paris around 1770 to feature virtuoso solo parts for orchestra members.
Performer Biography
Marek Štilec, one of the most prominent young Czech conductors, has received multiple international awards for his recordings of Zdeněk Fibich's works for the Naxos label.
