Rosetti: Clarinet Concertos No 1 & 2, Etc / Klöcker, Et Al

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Label
CPO
Release Date
September 1, 1999
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      ROSETTI
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      South West German Radio Symphony Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Baden-Baden A, Holger, Dieter, Schröter-Seebeck, Klöcker
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      September 01, 1999
    • UPC
      761203962129
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      999621-2
    • LABEL
      CPO
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Allegro assai

      Composer: Antonio Rosetti

      Ensemble: SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg

      Performer: Dieter Klöcker

      Conductor: Holger Schröter-Seebeck

    2. II. Romanze: Adagio un poco

      Composer: Antonio Rosetti

      Ensemble: SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg

      Performer: Dieter Klöcker

      Conductor: Holger Schröter-Seebeck

    3. III. Rondo: Allegro molto

      Composer: Antonio Rosetti

      Ensemble: SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg

      Performer: Dieter Klöcker

      Conductor: Holger Schröter-Seebeck

    4. I. Allegro

      Composer: Antonio Rosetti

      Ensemble: SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg

      Performer: Dieter Klöcker

      Conductor: Holger Schröter-Seebeck

    5. II. Romanze: Adagio con tanto

      Composer: Antonio Rosetti

      Ensemble: SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg

      Performer: Dieter Klöcker

      Conductor: Holger Schröter-Seebeck

    6. III. Rondo: Allegro scherzante

      Composer: Antonio Rosetti

      Ensemble: SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg

      Performer: Dieter Klöcker

      Conductor: Holger Schröter-Seebeck

    7. I. Grave - Allegro con brio

      Composer: Antonio Rosetti

      Ensemble: SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg

      Performer: Klaus Wallendorf, Sarah Willis

      Conductor: Holger Schröter-Seebeck

    8. II. Andante

      Composer: Antonio Rosetti

      Ensemble: SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg

      Performer: Klaus Wallendorf, Sarah Willis

      Conductor: Holger Schröter-Seebeck

    9. III. Rondo: Allegretto

      Composer: Antonio Rosetti

      Ensemble: SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg

      Performer: Klaus Wallendorf, Sarah Willis

      Conductor: Holger Schröter-Seebeck


As recent recordings on Teldec and Chandos have shown, Antonio Rosetti was a marvelous composer with a fresh, original classical style. Although he used the Italianized version of his name, he was Czech, which is practically a guarantee of superior musical quality, especially in the treatment of wind instruments. These three concertos, two for clarinet and one for two horns, offer eloquent testimony to his high powers of invention and consummate craftsmanship. Rosetti wrote on an expansive scale: all three works feature fully developed opening movements, and the slow movements of the clarinet concertos, both subtitled "Romanze", boast a lyric beauty worthy of Mozart. Toss a couple of folk-inspired rondo finales into the mix, and the result is thoroughly winning. The performers seem to be enjoying themselves immensely. Clarinetist Dieter Klöcker in particular deserves credit for reviving so much unknown wind music of the classical period. A friend of mine remarked recently that he was surprised at just how good the music of some of the "other" classical composers (i.e. not Haydn and Mozart) really is. He was right, and here's further proof.

--David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com