Synopses & Reviews
Mozart's Clarinet Concerto is of supreme importance as his last instrumental work. Yet there are a number of special problems surrounding the piece, since the autograph is lost and the unique instrument for which it was written has not survived. This book presents a wealth of background information, an analysis of the Concerto, discussion of performance practice and details of surviving relevant instruments.
Review
'... I found Lawson's painstaking and scholarly work delving into the origins of this unique masterpiece quite masterly.' Stephen Trier, Clarinet and Saxophone
Synopsis
An analysis of Mozart's Clarinet Concerto - of supreme importance as the composer's last instrumental work.
Synopsis
There are a number of special problems surrounding Mozart's last instrument work, since the autograph is lost and the unique instrument for which it was written has not survived. This text presents a wealth of background information, and an analysis of the Concerto as well as details of surviving relevant instruments.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-104) and index.
Table of Contents
1. The eighteenth-century clarinet and its music; 2. Mozart, Stadler and the clarinet; 3. The genesis and reception of the Concerto; 4. Stadler's clarinet and its revival; 5. Mozart's original text; 6. Design and structure; 7. Performance practice; Appendices; Index.