Carl Maria von Weber's Clarinet Concerto No. 1 was commissioned by the Court at Munich in 1811 for court clarinetist Heinrich Baermann. The instrument was just evolving as a solo instrument. Rainer ...

Movements from Mozart’s piano concertos, especially the slower ones, are often likened to his operatic arias. This comparison seems small beer when listening to the three clarinet concertos that Weber ...

Early Romantic. Clarinet Concertos nos. 1 & 2 (F minor op. 73 & E flat major op. 74) and Clarinet Quintet in B flat major op. 34. Fabio di Càsola, clarinet. Russian Chamber Philharmonic St Petersburg.

Whatever you do, do not believe that 18th Century clarinet music begins and ends with Mozart's Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622. An unsurpassable piece of music, to be sure, but Mozart laid the ...

A principal player from the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra was once again the featured soloist of the Chamber Orchestra of the South Bay on Sunday night. The concert, at the Norris Center for the ...

Arguably one of Mozart’s most recognisable, Symphony No. 40 is mysterious in both sound and origin. Little is known about Mozart’s last three symphonies. His G minor Symphony was performed twice in ...

The clarinet did not arrive fully formed in the hands of Alcide Nunez, Larry Shields, and Johnny Dodds for them to provide a schizophrenic counterpoint to the likes of cornetists Joe "King" Oliver, ...

From Carl Maria von Weber's Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 11, we hear the second movement. The pianist is Gerhard Oppitz, who performs with the Bavarian Radio Symphony.