CLARINET CONCERTOS NOS. 1 AND 2 IN FULL SCORE
BY: CARL MARIA VON WEBER

FORMAT: MUSIC SCORES
PAGE COUNT: 174


-THESE POPULAR CLARINET CONCERTOS, BOTH WRITTEN IN 1811, FOLLOW IN THE CLASSICAL TRADITION OF MOZART WHILE SHOWCASING THE INSTRUMENT`S NEW TECHNICAL POSSIBILITIES. THEY AROSE FROM THE FORTUNATE INTRODUCTION OF COMPOSER CARL MARIA VON WEBER TO ONE OF THE ERA`S GREATEST CLARINETISTS, HEINRICH JOSEPH BAERMANN. EXCITED BY THE PERFORMER`S VIRTUOSITY, VON WEBER CREATED THESE TWO WORKS, WHICH HAVE SINCE BECOME CORNERSTONES OF THE CLARINET REPERTOIRE.

-IN THE CONCERTO NO. 1 IN F MINOR, OP. 73, THE SOLO CLARINETIST HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO RANGE OVER THE INSTRUMENT`S ENTIRE COMPASS, WITH BRILLIANT RUNS, LEAPS, AND PASSAGEWORK. THE CONCERTO NO. 2 IN E-FLAT MAJOR, OP. 74, FEATURES A LONG FIRST MOVEMENT WITH CONSIDERABLE DEVELOPMENT, A SPELLBINDING 'BARCAROLLE' SECOND MOVEMENT, AND A SPARKLING FINAL 'POLACCA'. THESE TWO WORKS APPEAR HERE IN FULL SCORE AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A SINGLE VOLUME, OFFERING INSIGHTFUL DELIGHTS FOR PERFORMERS AND LISTENERS ALIKE.
UNABRIDGED REPUBLICATION OF THE EDITIONS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BY ERNST EULENBERG, LONDON (N.D.).