Mozart: Complete Works for Clarinet, Vol. 2

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Release Date
April 24, 2026
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    • PERFORMER
      Nicolas Baldeyrou, Gabriel Pidoux, David Guerrier, David Doucot, Kolner Akademie, Michael Alexander
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      April 24, 2026
    • UPC
      3701624512432
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      ALPHA1243
    • LABEL
      Alpha
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Allegro

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Orchester der Kölner Akademie

      Performer: Nicolas Baldeyrou, Gabriel Pidoux, David Doucot, David Guerrier

      Conductor: Michael Alexander Willens

    2. II. Adagio

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Orchester der Kölner Akademie

      Performer: Nicolas Baldeyrou, Gabriel Pidoux, David Doucot, David Guerrier

      Conductor: Michael Alexander Willens

    3. III. Andantino con variazioni

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Orchester der Kölner Akademie

      Performer: Nicolas Baldeyrou, Gabriel Pidoux, David Doucot, David Guerrier

      Conductor: Michael Alexander Willens

    4. I. Allegro

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Orchester der Kölner Akademie

      Performer: Nicolas Baldeyrou

      Conductor: Michael Alexander Willens

    5. II. Adagio

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Orchester der Kölner Akademie

      Performer: Nicolas Baldeyrou

      Conductor: Michael Alexander Willens

    6. III. Rondo: Allegro

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Orchester der Kölner Akademie

      Performer: Nicolas Baldeyrou

      Conductor: Michael Alexander Willens


After exploring the Gran Partita, Nicolas Baldeyrou opens the doors to concertante music in this second volume. The programme displays the two faces of Mozart: the youthful, all-conquering genius of his Parisian period, and the supreme master of his final year in Vienna - the two phases united by his overriding desire to make the instrument 'sing'. 'Performing these major works on historical instruments is not a nostalgic exercise, but an attempt to recover the music's acoustic authenticity,' says Baldeyrou. For the Concerto, the use of a copy of the period basset clarinet is essential in order to recreate the melodic line, tessitura and colours demanded by Mozart. Where the modern clarinet 'homogenises' the sound, the historical basset clarinet offers an infinite palette. With the Kolner Akademie and leading soloists, Baldeyrou plays with the intrinsic vulnerability of the instrument and sculpts each note, bringing us as close as possible to the composer's last creative impulse.