Weber & The Clarinet: Complete Works

CD1

1. Clarinet Concerto No. 1 In F minor, Op. 73, I. Allegro
2. Clarinet Concerto No. 1 In F minor, Op. 73, II. Adagio ma non troppo
3. Clarinet Concerto No. 1 In F minor, Op. 73, III. Rondo, Allegretto
4. Clarinet Concerto No. 2 In E-flat major, Op. 74 J118, I. Allegro
5. Clarinet Concerto No. 2 In E-flat major, Op. 74 J118, II. Romanze, Andante con moto
6. Clarinet Concerto No. 2 In E-flat major, Op. 74 J118, III. Alla Polacca
7. Concertino For Clarinet In E-flat major, Op. 26 J 109, I. Adagio ma non troppo 
8. Concertino For Clarinet In E-flat major, Op. 26 J 109, II. Andante
9. Concertino For Clarinet In E-flat major, Op. 26 J 109, III. Allegro

CD2

1. Quintet For Clarinet & String Quartet In B-Flat Major, Op.34, I. Allegro
2. Quintet For Clarinet & String Quartet In B-Flat Major, Op.34, II. Fantasia (Adagio)
3. Quintet For Clarinet & String Quartet In B-Flat Major, Op.34, III. Menuetto
4. Quintet For Clarinet & String Quartet In B-Flat Major, Op.34, IV. Rondo Allegro
5. 7 Variations On Sylvana Op. 33, Thema, Andante con moto
6. 7 Variations On Sylvana Op. 33, Var. 1, Più vivo
7. 7 Variations On Sylvana Op. 33, Var. 2, Con grazia
8. 7 Variations On Sylvana Op. 33, Var. 3, Molto adagio, quasi fantasia
9. 7 Variations On Sylvana Op. 33, Var. 4, Animato e con fuoco
10. 7 Variations On Sylvana Op. 33, Var. 5, Allegro animato, con fuoco
11. 7 Variations On Sylvana Op. 33, Var. 6, Lento
12. 7 Variations On Sylvana Op. 33, Var. 7, Allegro
13. Grand Duo Concertant Op. 48, I. Allegro con fuoco
14. Grand Duo Concertant Op. 48, II. Andante con moto 
15. Grand Duo Concertant Op. 48, III. Rondo Allegro

“Weber was the composer who truly established the clarinet as a major virtuoso instrument while revealing its uniquely expressive and poetic qualities,” says Pierre Génisson, praised by Gramophone for his “searching eloquence” and the “magical sweetness and clarity” of his playing. A  tribute to Carl Maria von Weber on the 200th anniversary of his death (aged just 39) in June 1826, this 2CD set brings together all the composer’s works for clarinet as a solo and chamber instrument: the two concertos and the concertino for clarinet, recorded with the Mozarteumorchester Salzburg and conductor Gábor Takács-Nagy; the Grand Duo Concertant and the Variations on a theme from the opera Silvana, both with pianist Frank Braley, and, in a recording first released in 2017, the Quintet for clarinet and string quartet with the New York-based Quartet 212 – a performance praised by the Sunday Times as “chamber playing of the highest order”.