Weber: Complete Chamber Music for Clarinet / Bandieri, Fossi, Quartetto Savinio

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Label
Brilliant Classics
Release Date
March 25, 2022
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Carl Maria Von Weber
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Quartetto Savinio
    • PERFORMER
      Davide Bandieri, Matteo Fossi
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      March 25, 2022
    • UPC
      5028421955315
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      BRI95531
    • LABEL
      Brilliant Classics
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) marked the transition from the Classical to the Romantic period. His works, while adhering to the formal style of the Viennese School, abound in dramatic contrasts and glittering instrumental virtuosity. His instrumental works are hugely enjoyable, full of “Spielfreude” and many a good tune. Weber had a special predilection for the clarinet: for him, it was the ideal instrument for expressing the romantic feelings inspired by a trip through the Swiss Alps - where the landscape had a profound effect on his poetic soul. From his friend Heinrich Baermann, the greatest clarinet virtuoso of his time, he learned the technical characteristics of the instrument and he wrote some exquisite works for it: the famous Quintet for clarinet and string quartet Op.34, the Grand Duo Concertant Op. 48 and a set of variations on a theme from the opera Silvana. Here the works are played by Italian master clarinetist Davide Bandieri, who played solo clarinet in the Lucerne Festival Orchestra and Mahler Chamber Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado. For this recording he secured the collaboration of such eminent instrumentalists as pianist Matteo Fossi and the Quartetto Savinio.