Of those ten works, four were concertos and all were written for johann hermstedt, a renowned clarinettist of the time. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Haydn duet in d bass clef in bb moderato to be performed with davide lattuada. An exciting new recording of these major cornerstones of the clarinet repertoire, the 4 clarinet concertos by louis spohr. Louis spohr clarinet concerto no1 op26 clarinette et piano spohr, louis clarinet, piano 1 pdf 4 mp3 interpreted difficult. Michael collinss artistry is what counts, for louis spohr s music in these clarinet concertos never rises beyond the pleasant. Title name translations klarinettikonsertto nro 1 spohr. The highlight of no 3 is the slow movement, treated to some of collinss most limpid tones, and spanish touches in no 4. Clarinet concerto no 1 in c minor, op 26 spohr from. Hermstedt was so taken by the work thatrather than insisting on. Doctor of music arts performance, clarinet, august, 1971, 32 pp. Three of his most criticallyacclaimed recordings concertos by mozart, weber and spohr are offered here, all performed with the london symphony orchestra.
The concerto was the first of four that spohr would compose in his lifetime, all of which were dedicated to the german clarinet virtuoso johann simon hermstedt. A prolific composer, spohr produced more than 150 works with opus numbers, in addition to a number of works without such numbers. Envoye a saintpetersbourg afin dy parfaire sa technique aupres du violoniste virtuose franz anton eck, spohr compose son premier concerto pour violon. Clarinet concertos 3, 4 by michael collins, swedish chamber orchestra, robin oneill, louis spohr, robin oneill from amazons classical music store. He must have been a determined and inventive character because when the first concerto proved beyond the standard instruments of the time hermstedt set about making some fairly radical changes to the mechanism of the clarinet. Expertly arranged bflat clarinet solo by louis spohr from the kalmus edition series. Jon manasse has a liquid tone and gerald schwarz and the seattle symphony provide very decent support. Concerto for clarinet shaw badinerie bach klezmer fantasy saurer blue clarinet naulais polovetzian dance borodine south american suite parson n emr blasorchester concert band emr 16046 emr 16047 emr 16035 emr 16051 emr 16050 emr 16054 emr 16052 emr 16053 emr 16056 emr 11597 time 656 335 705 935 726 341 402 3. The british clarinettist michael collins is one of the. Close now that you have this pdf score, members artist are waiting for a feedback from you in exchange of this free access. October 22, 1859 was a german composer, violinist and conductor. Orfeo reissues louis spohr clarinet concerto recordings wtju. Free sheet music 57, spohr, louis clarinet concerto no.
Rondo al espagnol yeardate of composition yd of comp. In this way spohr joins the ranks of mozart and weber who also wrote for. Klarinettennoten,gratis noten fur klarinette, freesheet music for clarinet, play clarinet. The ndr youth symphony orchestra brings with gaspare buonomano, solo clarinettist of the ndr elbphilharmonie orchestra, the second clarinet concerto by louis spohr to the stage.
Hermstedts ducal employer despatched his clarinettist to gotha to commission a concerto from spohr and the. It was at gotha in the autumn of 1808 that spohr met the clarinet virtuoso johann simon hermstedt 17781846, the wind band director at the nearby court of sondershausen. Free sheet music 26, spohr, louis clarinet concerto no. Spohr was a famous composer in his time, a leading exponent of the emerging romantic movement. Louis spohr clarinet concerto no1 op26 clarinet 11. The music best matches what we know of hermstedts musical personality. Fundamental scale and chord studies for the clarinet friedrich demnitz on free shipping on qualifying offers. Hermstedt was so taken by the work thatrather than insisting.
This page lists all recordings of clarinet concerto no. We need more information on friedrich demnitz you can help by friedrich demnitz. Copland has performed extensively as pianist and conductor. The forgotten master the 4 concertos for clarinet by. Close now that you have this pdf score, members artist are waiting for a.
On this release, the works are performed by karl leister. Up to today, the decidedly virtuoso clarinet concertos have been a challenge for any clarinet soloist, as they mirror spohr s view of the form of the solo concerto as a projection surface to flaunt technical skill in an ideal symbiosis with the poetic and lyrical contents of the music. Spohr immediately began work on the concerto in c minor and took it to sondershausen in january 1809 to go through it with hermstedt. Please obey the laws of your country and consult the statute itself or a qualified attorney to verify whether a certain file. Bullock, bruce, aaron coplandt 8 concerto for clarinet a lecture redital together viwith three recitals of usic by mozart rossini, schumann, brahms, and contempotary european and north american composers.
Bass clarinet majors should prepare all eight excerpts on bass clarinet. While the clarinet works of mozart, brahms and weber have seen various. Born ludwig spohr, he is usually known by the french form of his name outside germany. Vitor fernandes plays spohr n4 clarinet concerto youtube. Public domain for 20 years we provide a free and legal service for free sheet music. If it says clarinet in a you are allowed to play it as written on your bflat. Spohr wrote all his four clarinet concertos for his friend, johann simon hermstedt. Find louis spohr biography and history on allmusic. Notes this file is part of the sibley mirroring project. A tour took him to the soviet union in 1960, where he conducted many of his own works.
According to keith warsop chairman, spohr society of great britain, 2008 notes to the hyperion recording of spohr concertos 3 and 4, manuscript parts became available for hire in 188485, and the spohr s autograph score was discovered in 1960 leading to a scholarly edition published in 1976. If you use and like, thank you to consider support donation. With the rediscovery of the autograph score in 1960 of concerto no. Clarinet 100% 1 academy concertgebouworkest amsterdam. This may be a reprint of friedrich demnitzs 1892 c. From 1940 to 1965, he was head of the composition department at. That he was also quite adept at writing for other instruments than his own is proved by this cminor clarinet concerto, his first of four such works, and a. While spohr was familiar with the range of the clarinet, he was not aware of its limitations and was willing to alter the score according to. Sibley gives the publication date as 18, but other sources identify the year of composition as 18. At the time, while spohr was familiar with the range of the clarinet, he knew little about its strengths and weaknesses and planned.
It was at gotha in the autumn of 1808 that spohr met the clarinet virtuoso johann simon hermstedt, and the two men hit it off straight away. Accordingly, spohr got to work during the spring and the concerto in e flat major was first performed by hermstedt at frankenhausen on 22 july 1810. Spohr immediately began work on his first clarinet concerto. Here, the orchestral contribution is rudimentary and the work as a whole is less a matter of musical argument than of virtuoso dis. Pdf scanned by ramancea ramancea 20171212 copyist maurice f. Louis spohr complete clarinet concertos brilliant classics. It was in kassel that he composed the clarinet concerto no 4 in e minor woo20, sketched in august 1828 and orchestrated in january.
The list is divided into works given an opus number by the composer and those that were not with opus number. Stravinsky le sacre du printemps to be performed with the clarinet section. This is an incomplete list of compositions by louis spohr 17841859. This 2010 harmonia mundi cd contains the oftrecorded mozart clarinet concerto and the far less wellknown second concerto by the much underrated louis spohr. The clarinet institute makes no guarantee that the files provided for download are public domain in your country and assumes no legal responsibility or liability of any kind for their status. The virtuosic writing in these concertos certainly exploits the clarinets potential to the full, but they also demonstrate spohrs capacity for intense expression as heard, for example, in the turbulent opening movement of the third concerto and beautiful lyricism, which comes to the fore in the songlike adagio of the first concerto. Louis spohr clarinet concerto no1 op26 clarinet 11 pages 1. Clarinet concerto no 3 in f minor, woo19 spohr from. This disc, very well recorded in 2006, contains two of the ten works written for clarinet by spohr. Although spohr s four clarinet concertos are wellregarded though not as highly esteemed as webers the third in his series is felt to be the weakest of the lot. Join a community of music enthusiasts with a passion for music education. Hermstedts appetite for new spohr works was insatiable and he proposed that he should unveil a second clarinet concerto at the festival. Worldcat listings gives 29 pages either for the piano score or for both piano score and clarinet part for the rundnagel edition and gives breitkopf edition nr. His life and work, an overview of his clarinet music, and an analytical approach to the sechs deutsche lieder for clarinet, voice, and piano.
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