Clarinet Concertos Nos. 1 and 3 - Potpourri Op. 80
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Title:
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Clarinet Concertos Nos. 1 and 3 - Potpourri Op. 80 |
Otros títulos:
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Concierto para clarinete. 1 y 3 - Popurrí Op. 80 |
Intérprete/ Colaborador:
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Louis Spohr; Ernest Ottensamer; Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra (Košice); Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Johannes Wildner |
Código CDU:
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Spo.06 |
Forma Musical:
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Concertos (Clarinet), Potpourris (Clarinet with orchestra) |
Abstract:
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Although Spohr's four clarinet concertos are well-regarded—though not as highly esteemed as Weber's—the third in his series is felt to be the weakest of the lot. Here, the orchestral contribution is rudimentary and the work as a whole is less a matter of musical argument than of virtuoso display. Purely as a showpiece, however, it's quite effective. The Allegro moderato's stormy orchestral introduction quickly subsides into more reserved, expectant material with the low strings always providing an agitated undercurrent. The clarinet arrives, offers its own confident version of the tempestuous first theme, and then takes off with a fanciful treatment of the second. After a more straightforward restatement of the motifs, the soloist's part proves to be a series of trills, leaps, and runs whose relationship to the main theme is sometimes tenuous. There's no cadenza; the bulk of this flashy movement is like an accompanied cadenza with an occasional orchestral tutti. The broad Adagio casts ... |
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