The Clarinet Concerto in A, K622, completed in 1791, the year of Mozart’s death, marked his farewell to instrumental music. It was also the first clarinet concerto to be written by a major composer – ...

Taking advantage of the new expressive possibilities opened up by improvements in the design of the clarinet, Mozart created a concerto of exquisite beauty — one of the last works he would ever write.

One hopes that the people around and about Mozart realised just how remarkable a composer and performer he really was, although much of the evidence from the time suggests that many failed to spot it.

Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: III. Rondo. Allegro Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581: I. Allegro Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581: II. Larghetto Clarinet ...

Under the direction of renowned French clarinettist and conductor Paul Meyer, the Omega Ensemble, appearing for the first time in an expanded chamber orchestra configuration, delivers a glowing ...

Written in 1789, music lovers describe the emotional impact of Mozart's Clarinet Quintet. From March 2011. Show more Mozart's Clarinet Quintet was written in 1789, two years before the composer’s ...

The Clarinet Concerto may be one of Mozart’s most frequently recorded pieces, but I will always find time for a performance as naturally nuanced as this. Di Càsola captures the concerto’s spirit ...

Mozart wrote one of his best-loved chamber works, the Clarinet Quintet in A, for his friend, the basset clarinettist Anton Stadler. Stephen Johnson looks at how the composer explored the sonic depths ...

Mozart's Clarinet Concerto gets a performance in the town of Saarbrucken, Germany. The clarinetist is Jorge Widmann, with Christoph Poppen conducting the Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra.