Clarinet Quintet in A major K. 581-Ever since Mozart encountered the Clarinet in Mannheim in 1778 he loved the instrument?s warm and expressive tone. His friendship with Anton Stadler the clarinetist in the Royal-Imperial Court Orchestra in Vienna prompted him to compose not only the Clarinet Concerto (K. 622) but also this ?Quintet of Quintets? which was written two years before his death. Like almost all his works for the Clarinet this Quintet wasprobably intended originally for the Basset Clarinet. However it survives only in two posthumous prints both of which call for a standard Clarinet. These prints form the basis of our edition. As an added bonus the appendixcontains a fragmentary Allegro in Bb major for the same combination of instruments.

Par CLERC EMMANUEL. Quatre textes mis en musique pour clarinette et trio à cordes : une évocation du grillon qui vit caché et heureux, du chat qui sert en voulant nuire, de la montagne qui accouche d'une souris, et enfin de la rose-thé, la plus délicate de toutes ! Musiques exquises, tout en nuances, aux mélodies raffinées et aux harmonies subtiles qui éclairent d'un jour nouveau ces textes du XVIIIe ou XIXe. Des mélodies élégantes pour illustrer ces fables sensibles, astucieuses ou espiègles/ Recueil / Clarinette et trio cordes