Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A major *on period instruments* k. 622 (1/4)

(1/4)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWBhvOkdPg4
(2/4)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2W5a1oWpGs
(3/4)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fHMjjNrKeQ
(4/4)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCOVIlA3M58

Anthony Pay (Clarinet)
Christopher Hogwood
The Academy of Ancient Music

Mozart's Clarinet concerto in A major, K. 622 was written in 1791 for the clarinetist Anton Stadler. It consists of the usual three movements, in a fast-slow-fast form: 1. Allegro
2. Adagio
3. Rondo: Allegro

The concerto is frequently described as 'autumnal' due to the lyrical Adagio and the emotive passages in minor keys in the outer movements. It was also one of Mozart's final completed works, and indeed his final purely instrumental work (he died in the December following its completion). The concerto is notable for its delicate interplay between soloist and orchestra, and for the lack of overly extroverted display on the part of the soloist (no cadenzas are written out in the solo part).

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[senshigeia]

@shaylenmusic, it's very difficult to know how they did it at that time mainly becouse of the lack of recorded performances. Articulations are usually put by the performer to show certain melodic aspects or to had character to the piece, like you said. If the performer does all notes staccato then every melodic aspect is treated the same, and therefore no melodic movement and no melodic change of direction is shown. But then again, every interpretation is personal and nothing is a rule :)

[danielbream]

che meraviglia

[NihilTico]

I like how we can have a civilised conversation about music here :)

I love u elias <3

[oshidonimlop]

@shaylenmusic All articulations in this era in extended passages are left to the performer. There are many practices, and many times the more common articulation of choice was the detached. However, that articulation may be a little too antique for mozart. I love this recording.

[shaylenmusic]

@senshigeia Hmm... Is it supposed to be always legato? I understand the concept of full sound and notes but I was under the impression that Mozart was very vague with his marked articulation and that it is left open to the player's interpretation. I think the staccato adds character to the piece - if every note was played the same way it would be pretty monotonous.

[shaylenmusic]

@CarlMariaWeber LOL that was the funniest thing I have ever read... Alfred Stanler bahaha

[shaylenmusic]

@PolyChromaticTone To say anything is ever perfectly in tune is naive... tuning isn't absolute, it varies from key signature to key signature, from piece to piece. The really low notes below low E are sharp, but they resonate so well that the tuning doesn't stand out. As a matter of fact, much of this soloist's playing is maybe 1-2 cents sharp, but it works well. Can you imagine if a soloist played perfectly in tune? He/she would just blend with the orchestra and it would sound boring.

[NoseyFlynn48]

@senshigeia Eric Hoeprich, Charles Neidich, and others articulate much of the sixteenth-note passage work too. Why is it not historical to do so?

[senshigeia]

Well, love the orchestra, but the solist is not quite as "historical" as it should be. The notes are not suposed to be all staccato and the big round full notes only appeared on Romanticism. The orchestra is very good, though!

[zaremar]

SLOWWWWWWWW for gods sakes havnt u heard this piece is supposed to be played twice as fast. this should be on failblog for clarinet concerto fail