Berlin Classics
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto & Quintet / Sharon Kam
$15.99
Details
- Composer
- MOZART, W.
- Artist
- Sharon/Haydn Philharmonie/+, Kam
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Berlin Classics
- Released
- Sep 16, 2011
- Catalog #
- BC0016672
- UPC
- 782124166724
About
"The young Israeli clarinetist Sharon Kam has now contributed her own interpretation [of Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto, on CD] to the heap of other recordings on the market, and her entry is a formidable one. Kam's generous lines, gracious phrasing and purity of timbre in the Adagio make this second movement a tender lullaby worth the price of the disc alone." - Time Out New York
"With Ms. Kam the Clarinet Concerto sings. From the rhapsodic tranquility of the first movement through the sweet, wistful, melancholic flow of the second movement to the energetic playfulness of the finale, Ms. Kam and the Haydn Philharmonic are in complete accord with the material, producing a warm, elegant, refined, and moving interpretation. This performance is in every way the equal of several other notable recordings, like the classic one from Jack Brymer (EMI) or more-recent ones on basset clarinet from Richard Hosford (ASV), Thea King (Hyperion), and Michael Collins (DG). Yes, Ms. Kam more than holds her own."
- John J. Puccio, Classical Vandor
"Sharon Kam and her collaborators take the fast movements at a sprightly clip, which gives them added spunk, of course, but also added contrast to the tenderly expressive slow movements, which are played with utmost beauty and sensitivity. Kam, whose earlier recordings of Classical and Romantic works include prize winners, plays with a beauty of tone that would be the envy of most clarinetists. She also directs the Österreichisch-Ungarische Haydn Philharmonie, known in English-speaking countries as the Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra, famous for its complete series of Haydn Symphonies in UHJ Ambisonic on Nimbus. Predictably, the orchestra does the same kind of justice to Mozart, producing a sweet yet full, rich sound that’s the perfect ground for the richer tones of the basset clarinet. Kam’s partners in the Quintet are all solo-quality musicians who also specialize in chamber music, so you hear as much beautiful tone production from them as from the clarinetist...The Berlin Classics engineers provide a nigh-ideal listening experience: the sound is warm, intimate, perfectly balanced. This recording is a winner on all scores."
— Lee Passarella, Audiophile Audition
"Benny Goodman made this coupling famous on record – and he didn’t play the basset, as Sharon Kam does. The Haydn Philharmonie sound a bit period-abrasive, but the clarinet tone is deliciously liquid in the concerti and tenderly intimate in the quintet. As pleasing as any account I have heard in years."
- Norman Lebrecht, La Scena Musicale
"With Ms. Kam the Clarinet Concerto sings. From the rhapsodic tranquility of the first movement through the sweet, wistful, melancholic flow of the second movement to the energetic playfulness of the finale, Ms. Kam and the Haydn Philharmonic are in complete accord with the material, producing a warm, elegant, refined, and moving interpretation. This performance is in every way the equal of several other notable recordings, like the classic one from Jack Brymer (EMI) or more-recent ones on basset clarinet from Richard Hosford (ASV), Thea King (Hyperion), and Michael Collins (DG). Yes, Ms. Kam more than holds her own."
- John J. Puccio, Classical Vandor
"Sharon Kam and her collaborators take the fast movements at a sprightly clip, which gives them added spunk, of course, but also added contrast to the tenderly expressive slow movements, which are played with utmost beauty and sensitivity. Kam, whose earlier recordings of Classical and Romantic works include prize winners, plays with a beauty of tone that would be the envy of most clarinetists. She also directs the Österreichisch-Ungarische Haydn Philharmonie, known in English-speaking countries as the Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra, famous for its complete series of Haydn Symphonies in UHJ Ambisonic on Nimbus. Predictably, the orchestra does the same kind of justice to Mozart, producing a sweet yet full, rich sound that’s the perfect ground for the richer tones of the basset clarinet. Kam’s partners in the Quintet are all solo-quality musicians who also specialize in chamber music, so you hear as much beautiful tone production from them as from the clarinetist...The Berlin Classics engineers provide a nigh-ideal listening experience: the sound is warm, intimate, perfectly balanced. This recording is a winner on all scores."
— Lee Passarella, Audiophile Audition
"Benny Goodman made this coupling famous on record – and he didn’t play the basset, as Sharon Kam does. The Haydn Philharmonie sound a bit period-abrasive, but the clarinet tone is deliciously liquid in the concerti and tenderly intimate in the quintet. As pleasing as any account I have heard in years."
- Norman Lebrecht, La Scena Musicale
Tracklist 7 tracks
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1 I. Allegro 11:46
- Track
- 1
- Title
- I. Allegro
- Duration
- 11:46
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Performer
- Sharon Kam
- Ensemble
- Haydn Philharmonia Orchestra
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2 II. Adagio 06:28
- Track
- 2
- Title
- II. Adagio
- Duration
- 06:28
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Performer
- Sharon Kam
- Ensemble
- Haydn Philharmonia Orchestra
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3 III. Rondo: Allegro 08:27
- Track
- 3
- Title
- III. Rondo: Allegro
- Duration
- 08:27
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Performer
- Sharon Kam
- Ensemble
- Haydn Philharmonia Orchestra
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4 I. Allegro 09:02
- Track
- 4
- Title
- I. Allegro
- Duration
- 09:02
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Performer
- Sharon Kam, Isabelle van Keulen, Ulrike-Anima Mathé, Volker Jacobsen, Gustav Rivinius
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5 II. Larghetto 05:53
- Track
- 5
- Title
- II. Larghetto
- Duration
- 05:53
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Performer
- Sharon Kam, Isabelle van Keulen, Ulrike-Anima Mathé, Volker Jacobsen, Gustav Rivinius
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6 III. Menuetto 06:44
- Track
- 6
- Title
- III. Menuetto
- Duration
- 06:44
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Performer
- Sharon Kam, Isabelle van Keulen, Ulrike-Anima Mathé, Volker Jacobsen, Gustav Rivinius
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7 IV. Allegretto con variazioni 09:15
- Track
- 7
- Title
- IV. Allegretto con variazioni
- Duration
- 09:15
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Performer
- Sharon Kam, Isabelle van Keulen, Ulrike-Anima Mathé, Volker Jacobsen, Gustav Rivinius