Weber - The Clarinet as Prima Donna | EPR Classic EPRC0053

Weber - The Clarinet as Prima Donna

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Label: EPR Classic

Cat No: EPRC0053

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 19th May 2023

Contents

Artists

Roeland Hendrikx (clarinet)
Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie

Conductor

Michael Tilkin

Works

Weber, Carl Maria von

Clarinet Concerto no.1 in F minor, op.73 J114
Clarinet Concerto no.2 in E flat major, op.74 J118
Der Freischutz, J277
» Leise, leise, fromme Weise (arr. AN Tarkmann)
Variations on a theme from 'Silvana', op.33 (arr. R Schottstadt)

Artists

Roeland Hendrikx (clarinet)
Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie

Conductor

Michael Tilkin

About

This recording celebrates Carl Maria von Weber's unrivalled talent to turn the clarinet into an opera diva, to make it talk, sing, cry and shine. Belgian virtuoso Roeland Hendrikx also teams up with award-winning arranger Andreas Tarkmann and the Rheinische Philharmonie to solve a number of other riddles surrounding "the first German Romantic".

What was the division of labour between Weber and his clarinettist of choice, Heinrich Baermann?

How much Baermann do we have to scrape off to meet the real Weber? And crucially, how much Tarkmann do we have to inject to find the full Weber?

Reviews

Roeland Hendrikx has an admirable tone – clear without being at all thin – and his dynamic range is good
MusicWeb International
Tilkin conducts the Rheinische Philharmonie sympathetically, and Hendrikx plays brilliantly throughout, rattling off the dizzying final pages of the Second Concerto at breakneck speed.
BBC Music Magazine

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