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Mozart, Stoltzman, Tokyo String Quartet
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto, K. 622; Clarinet Quintet. K. 581 (The Essential Clarinet)
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (7) - Disc #1
1. Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622: Allegro
2. Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622: Adagio
3. Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622: Rondo, Allegro
4. Clarinet Quintet in A major ('Stadler'), K. 581: Allegro
5. Clarinet Quintet in A major ('Stadler'), K. 581: Larghetto
6. Clarinet Quintet in A major ('Stadler'), K. 581: Menuetto & Trio I, II
7. Clarinet Quintet in A major ('Stadler'), K. 581: Allegro con Variazioni

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CD Details

All Artists: Mozart, Stoltzman, Tokyo String Quartet
Title: Mozart: Clarinet Concerto, K. 622; Clarinet Quintet. K. 581 (The Essential Clarinet)
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: RCA
Release Date: 9/6/1991
Genre: Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Concertos, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Instruments, Reeds & Winds
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 090266072323

Synopsis

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There can be no question that Richard Stolzman is one of the most gifted clarinetists of our day, though in this music his style--so often favoring vibrato and an attenuated, sotto voce tone--occasionally seems mannered. His account of the Mozart Clarinet Concerto is brilliantly played and generously but a bit self-indulgently ornamented. Stoltzman, who also conducts, really stretches out the Adagio, but he has the control to do it, and his cadenza in this movement can be described by a single word--wow! --Ted Libbey

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CD Reviews

Not your standard K.622

gllcanon | Houston, TX | 02/20/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Stoltzman takes a little getting used to. His tone is different, but it grows on one after a time. I find his flourishes a touch extravagant at times. This rendition is certainly not standard fare for clarinet concerto purists, but if you like K.622 you should own this Stoltzman version. Just be sure you also have Robert Marcellus' classic standard and David Shifrin's excellent basset horn version. I recently saw the Tokyo String Quartet perform with David Shifrin -- both were marvelous. I've yet to see Stoltzman live, but that's next on my list."

Super, great, fantastic!

gllcanon | 02/24/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"An excellent example of how a clarinet should sound. I play it for my music students."

Not the best interpretation

JoeA | 03/03/2002

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Richard Stoltzman is a gifted clarinetist, but his gifts primarily lie in jazz and more modern music. Thus his Mozart Clarinet Concerto is somewhat flat and empty. The piece itself is amazing, but I would suggest finding another version of it."

Worthwhile for the Quintet

Donald G. Hite III | Houston, Tx USA | 08/04/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Stoltzman's version of the Mozart Concerto is decent. It's not the best, but it's good. I find the Quintet, on the other hand, to be just great. While not everyone agrees with this, I think Stoltzman has a way with more lyrical music. He has a gift for expressive playing that I've found in few other recorded clarinetists. I think this very expressive playing also lends itself well to the more intimate feel of the quintet.

Stoltzman has worked with the Tokyo Quartet on other CDs, and they seem to make a great team. I haven't heard many other recordings of the Quintet so I don't have much to compare it to... however, I don't need a comparison to know good playing when I hear it. As is usually the last line in ANY Stoltzman review -- it's not the most traditional rendition, but it's definitely worth hearing (more than once too!)"

Gorgeous performances of two masterpieces.

D. R. Schryer | Poquoson, VA United States | 09/16/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The clarinet concerto was the last work which Mozart completed (his final work, the Requiem, was left unfinished) and, thus, represents Mozart at the height of his extraordinary skills. It is an exceptionally beautiful piece of music and I have never heard it played as beautifully as on this CD. Some listeners may say that Stoltzman's performance is too "Romantic" for the Classical period within which Mozart composed. But Romanticism was just around the corner at the end of Mozart's life and, in fact, with the adagio of this clarinet concerto -- as well as the andante of his 21st piano concerto -- Mozart essentially initiated Romanticism. Therefore, I think that Stoltzman's gorgeous performance of the adagio is entirely appropriate. The clarinet quintet (featured in the last episode of the TV series MASH) is also superbly played. This is one of the most outstanding CDs I have ever heard. If you love beautiful music, please do yourself a favor: buy this CD and savor it without concern for musicological correctness."