Carl Maria von Weber:
Clarinet Quintet in B flat Major, Op. 34, J. 182

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:
Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581

Julian Bliss joins the Carducci String Quartet in performances of two seminal works – Weber’s Clarinet Quintet in B flat Major, Op. 34 and Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K.581.

Both Mozart and Weber were inspired by the artisty of performers of their day (Anton Stadler in Mozar’st case, and Heinrich Baermann in Weber’s). Their technical prowess, tonal quality and imaginative range allowed each composer to expand the clarinet repertoire with these works, which remain pre-eminent in the genre.

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Recorded in Wyastone Concert Hall, Wyastone Leys, Monmouth from 12-14 October 2017.