Martin Fröst: Mozart (Incls 'Clarinet Concerto in A major, K622')
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Martin Fröst: Mozart (Incls 'Clarinet Concerto in A major, K622')
Martin Fröst (basset clarinet & clarinet), with Leif Ove Andsnes, Janine Jansen, Antoine Tamestit, Boris Brovtsyn, Maxim Rysanov & Torleif Thedéen
[ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD ]
Release Date: Monday 30 September 2013
One of a small handful of truly international wind players, Martin Fröst mesmerizes audiences throughout the world, whether performing concertos especially written for him or core repertoire such as the pieces presented here.
Fröst's first recording of the Concerto in A major is one of the best-selling discs in BIS' history. Returning to this glorious work, he now also directs the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen and has assembled a truly star-studded group of friends for the coupling works.
"The rarity here is the quintet movement (K Anh. 91), completed in the 1960s by Robert Levin. It's a substantial movement, agile but fairly serious in its central development section. It certainly gives Fröst plenty of opportunities for athletic solo display, but backed by very sensitive and able string playing.
The recorded sound is excellent and the notes contain thorough essays about all three works, as well as biographies of most of the performers. Even if you already have a recording of the concerto, this disc is definitely worth catching." (Recording of the Month MusicWeb Feb 2014)
" Fröst's approach to Mozart's masterly Concerto is nothing if not stylish...It's all as precise and precious as a piece of Dresden china, and, as that suggests, perhaps a bit bloodless...In Robert Levin's convincing completion, [the Allegro] makes a fascinating conclusion to an immaculately played and beautifully recorded disc." (Gramophone)
Tracks:
Mozart:
Clarinet Concerto in A major, K622
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
Clarinet Trio in E flat major, K498 "Kegelstatt-Trio"
Allegro in B flat for clarinet, 2 violins, viola & cello, KAnh.91 (516c)
Featuring: Leif Ove Andsnes, Janine Jansen, Antoine Tamestit, Boris Brovtsyn, Maxim Rysanov & Torleif Thedéen
