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Weber: Clarinet Concertos, Quintet / Fröst, Kantorow

$21.99

Details

Composer
WEBER, CARL MARIA VON
Artist
Jean-Jacques, Martin, Kantorow, Frost
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
Oct 01, 2006
Catalog #
BIS-SACD-1523
UPC
7318599915234

About

This is a hybrid Super Audio CD playable on both regular and Super Audio CD players.


This is an absolutely wonderful disc in every way. Weber's clarinet music is delightful, and it's hard to imagine it being better played or recorded. Martin Fröst has such a supple, liquid timbre that at times you could almost swear there were words behind the notes, especially in the slow movements of all four works. And few soloists manage to bring such an irrepressible feeling of joy to the virtuoso passages that you can hear, say, in the finale of the Second concerto.

Kantorow and the Tapiola Sinfonietta also offer perfect accompaniments: swift, sensitive, texturally transparent, and rhythmically snappy. The F minor concerto in particular has plenty of passion and drama. The conductor's own transcription of the Clarinet Quintet for string orchestra works beautifully and fills out the disc generously, while the engineering in all formats couldn't be better balanced or fall more easily on the ear. There's no need to go on at length: this is now the reference recording for this music. It defines "state of the art."

– David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com

Tracklist 11 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro 06:47
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    06:47
    Composer
    Carl Maria von Weber
    Performer
    Martin Fröst
    Ensemble
    Tapiola Sinfonietta
  2. 2 II. Adagio ma non troppo 06:14
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio ma non troppo
    Duration
    06:14
    Composer
    Carl Maria von Weber
    Performer
    Martin Fröst
    Ensemble
    Tapiola Sinfonietta
  3. 3 III. Rondo: Allegretto 05:29
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Rondo: Allegretto
    Duration
    05:29
    Composer
    Carl Maria von Weber
    Performer
    Martin Fröst
    Ensemble
    Tapiola Sinfonietta
  4. 4 I. Allegro 07:00
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    07:00
    Composer
    Carl Maria von Weber
    Performer
    Martin Fröst
    Ensemble
    Tapiola Sinfonietta
  5. 5 II. Fantasia: Adagio ma non troppo 05:08
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Fantasia: Adagio ma non troppo
    Duration
    05:08
    Composer
    Carl Maria von Weber
    Performer
    Martin Fröst
    Ensemble
    Tapiola Sinfonietta
  6. 6 III. Menuetto: Capriccio presto 04:51
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Menuetto: Capriccio presto
    Duration
    04:51
    Composer
    Carl Maria von Weber
    Performer
    Martin Fröst
    Ensemble
    Tapiola Sinfonietta
  7. 7 IV. Rondo: Allegro giocoso 05:58
    Track
    7
    Title
    IV. Rondo: Allegro giocoso
    Duration
    05:58
    Composer
    Carl Maria von Weber
    Performer
    Martin Fröst
    Ensemble
    Tapiola Sinfonietta
  8. 8 I. Allegro 07:56
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    07:56
    Composer
    Carl Maria von Weber
    Performer
    Martin Fröst
    Ensemble
    Tapiola Sinfonietta
  9. 9 II. Romanza: Andante 07:26
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Romanza: Andante
    Duration
    07:26
    Composer
    Carl Maria von Weber
    Performer
    Martin Fröst
    Ensemble
    Tapiola Sinfonietta
  10. 10 III. Alla Polacca 06:23
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Alla Polacca
    Duration
    06:23
    Composer
    Carl Maria von Weber
    Performer
    Martin Fröst
    Ensemble
    Tapiola Sinfonietta
  11. 11 Clarinet Concertino in C Minor / E-Flat Major, Op. 26, J. 109 09:06
    Track
    11
    Title
    Clarinet Concertino in C Minor / E-Flat Major, Op. 26, J. 109
    Duration
    09:06
    Composer
    Carl Maria von Weber
    Performer
    Martin Fröst
    Ensemble
    Tapiola Sinfonietta