Concerto for Clarinet, Viola, and Orchestra explained
| Concerto for Clarinet, Viola, and Orchestra |
| Composer: | Max Bruch |
| Image Upright: | 1 |
| Opus: | M. 88 |
| Composed: | 1911 |
| Published: | 1942 |
| Duration: | 20 minutes |
| Movements: | Three |
| Scoring: | Solo Clarinet, Viola, and Orchestra |
| Premiere Date: | 5 March, 1912 |
| Premiere Location: | Wilhelmshaven, Germany |
| Premiere Performers: | Willy Hess, Max Felix Bruch (son of composer) |
The Concerto for Clarinet, Viola, and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 88, is a composition by Max Bruch which was composed in 1911. It premiered on 5 March 1912 in Wilhelmshaven by the piece's dedicatees, violist Willy Hess and the composer's son and clarinet soloist, Max Felix Bruch.[1] The score however was published 23 years after the composer's death, finally being released in 1942.[2] [3]
Instrumentation
The concerto is scored for solo clarinet in A and viola, two flutes, two oboes, cor anglais, two clarinets in A, two bassoons, four horns in F, two trumpets in B-flat, timpani, and strings.
Bruch also arranged the solo clarinet part for violin.
Movements
The concerto is written in three movements:All three movements feature the Swedish folksong "Ack Värmeland Du Sköna." A typical performance lasts approximately 20 minutes.
Recordings
- Bruch: Concerto for Clarinet, Viola, and Orchestra; Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano; Schumann: German: Märchenerzählungen / Tommaso Placidi (conductor), Steven Kanoff, Paul Coletti, Hanover Radio Philharmonic / 2005 / Asv Living Era
- The Clarinet in Concert / Alun Francis (conductor), Thea King, Nobuko Imai, London Symphony Orchestra / 1997 / Hyperion
- Bruch: Works for Clarinet and Viola; Concerto for Clarinet, Viola and Orchestra in E minor; Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Viola and Piano; Romance for Viola and orchestra in F major / Paul Meyer, Gérard Caussé, François-René Duchâble (piano), Kent Nagano (conductor) / 1988–1989 / Apex
- In the Borderland of Romanticism / Mats Liljefors (conductor), Dimitri Ashkenazy, Anton Kholodenko, Baltic Symphony Orchestra / 1996 / Artemis
External links
- , Dani Häusler, clarinet; Adrian Häusler, viola, Ägeritalorchester (2012)
Notes and References
- Book: Fifield, Christopher. Christopher Fifield. Max Bruch – Biographie eines Komponisten. Schweizer Verlagshaus. 1990. Zürich. 210, 291–295.
- https://repertoire-explorer.musikmph.de/en/product/bruch-max-35/ "Concerto for Clarinet, Viola and Orchestra", Op. 88
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080129211917/http://www.wooster.edu/music/twood/bruchcatalog.html#88 Double Concerto for Clarinet/Violin, Viola and Orchestra
