Clarinet Concertos Nos. 1 And 2
Album by Carl Maria von Weber & Benny Goodman & Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Jean Martinon
Clarinet Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 are two concertos by German composer Carl Maria von Weber, composed in the early 1810s and completed around 1811–1813. These Romantic-era works for solo clarinet and orchestra combine virtuosic solo writing with lyrical melodies and classical forms, and they played a key role in expanding the clarinet's technical and expressive possibilities within early 19th-century orchestral repertoire.
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- 1.Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra no. 1 in F minor, op. 73: I. Allegro7:41
- 2.Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra no. 1 in F minor, op. 73: II. Adagio ma non troppo6:56
- 3.Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra no. 1 in F minor, op. 73: III. Rondo. Allegretto6:48
- 4.Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 74: I. Allegro8:43
- 5.Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 74: II. Andante con moto6:48
- 6.Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 74: III. Alla Polacca6:49
