Mozart - Klarinettenkonzert A-Dur KV 622 | Jörg Widmann | WDR Sinfonieorchester
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Published 2021-11-28
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Clarinet Concerto in A major KV 622
00:00:00 I. Allegro
00:13:00 II. Adagio
00:21:24 III. rondo
WDR Symphony Orchestra
Jörg Widmann, clarinet and conductor
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○ Work introduction
What if ...? The question always sends shivers down one's spine in view of the sudden death of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. What if Mozart had composed further operas for Schikaneder's lively suburban theater "auf der Wieden" after the "Magic Flute", if he had become cathedral organist at St. Stephan's (as already promised by the Viennese magistrate), or if he had completed his Requiem after all? The questions already indicate: Mozart was not idle in the last year of his life, on the contrary. Between the premieres of his operas "La clemenza di Tito" and "The Magic Flute" he was able to insert the composition of a concerto for his friend and lodge brother in Vienna, the clarinettist Anton Stadler - once he mentioned it in a letter to his wife Konstanze, besides everyday activities like playing billiards or selling his horse...
Mozart had already made sketches for the concerto some years earlier; apparently he was interested in the soft sound, but also in the further development of the relatively young instrument with its variants, the basset horn and an alto clarinet, which has been known as the "basset clarinet" since its reconstruction in the 20th century. It apparently did not catch on at the time, because even in the first printed editions of the concerto, the solo part was arranged for the ordinary A clarinet and low passages were placed in the higher octave (this version is played today by Jörg Widmann).
Stadler performed Mozart's concerto as an effective "showpiece" during his tours of Europe. There are daring leaps between extremes in the first movement, while the clarinet unfolds a wondrous vocal scene in the famous Adagio. It also has an effect in the final rondo, which never spreads glaring virtuosity, but with its romantic shadows also points to the future.
(Text: Michael Struck-Schloen)
All Comments (21)
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heavenly music, mostly the Adagio movement. Danke sehr Wolfgang Amadeus🎉❤
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Ich hörte mal im Fernsehen "Zum weinen schön" Das ist bei mir immer noch so.
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ADAGIO!!!! What a SOUND!!!! I feel like Phoenix, I thought no more great musicians...Thank you! Thank you Mr. Widmann!!!!!! JOY! I guess Mozart would be happy :)))
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Wunderbares Orchester, wunderbarer Solist, wunderbares Ergebnis.
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Danke für dieses wundervolle Konzert zum 1. Advent! 🎼💖🕯️
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Magisch!!! Ich habe das Konzert so oft gehört, doch es ist, als würde ich es hier das erste mal hören! Widmann spielt lebendig, virtuos, aber nie entgleitet es ihm (und dem Orchester). Er spielt ganz im Moment, großartig!!
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Ich werfe meinen Dirigentenstab weg! Wahnsinn! Wie kann man nur so flexibel und dynamisch ohne Dirigenten zusammen spielen? Meine Theorie: Proben, Proben, Proben! (Und sehr, sehr gute Musiker!) Gratulation!
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Großartige Interpretation. Ein echter Virtuose!
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Danke für das wunderschöne,einfühlsame Konzert
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Such a soulful and lively interpretation of this concerto. ❤️😇
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Realmente escuchar la música de Mozart es un regalo Divino!
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I so love this piece!! My heart quickens at the sound of this lush, playful, melancholy concerto. Maestro Widmann's clarinet tells us of all of the beauty, sadness, and pain that Mozart felt in his heart at the time he composed this incredible piece. Maestro's clarinet is so honestly and sensitively played and not one precious note/word is lost. His phrasing is perfect as are the dynamics and tempi. There is nothing false to be heard here. You're hearing whole and unad!ulterated truth. The adagio is torturously beautiful and always brings tears to my eyes. Everything Mozart composed had a persistent undercurrent of melancholy and sadness. He is, by far, my favourite composer and always shall be! There is nothing more satisfying than watching the faces and body language of the players when playing Mozart! They simply cannot contain their excitement and passion and they're always happy to exuberantly give their all and then some to bring his compositions to life. 26:01-26:16 and 26:32-26:40 29:30-the finish, Perfection! Yes, Yes, Yes!!! Joyful, teasing to the point of madness, sumptuous! I'm running out of superlatives haha! I love how Mozart would write playful notes on the sheet/s themselves, warning the soloist/s, in this case, Stadler, about how difficult certain passages will be! And/or daring them to play them correctly! Haha! Thank you for this miraculous upload and Bravo! 🌹🌹Long live Woferl Amade Mozar
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Wunderbare Interpretation!
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8:45 I love that part.
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Perfektes Zusammenspiel von Solist und Orchester ohne Mediation durch einen Dirigenten: Ein Vergnügen beim Zuhören und Zusehen!
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Emocionante y hermosa interpretación de este Concierto, felicitaciones aa los músicos y solista. Gracias por Compartir esta Joya musical del Gran Mozart. saludos de argentina.
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Muito obrigado por mais este extraordinário concerto. 💐💐💐💐👏👏👏👏
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Die deutsche Klarinette klingt viel besser als die Böhm-Klarinette, besonders wenn man weiß, wie man sie spielt.🤩
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¡Maravillosa orquesta y excelente solista!
