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The '''[[Concerto]] for [[Clarinet]], [[Viola]], and Orchestra''' in E minor, [[Opus number|Op]]. 88, by [[Max Bruch]] was composed in 1911 for his son, Max Felix Bruch, and received its first performance in 1912, with [[Willy Hess (violinist)|Willy Hess]] (viola) and Max Felix Bruch (clarinet) as the soloists. It consists of three movements: |
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{{Infobox musical composition |
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| name = Concerto for Clarinet, Viola, and Orchestra |
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| composer = [[Max Bruch]] |
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| image = Max Bruch 1920.jpg |
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| image_upright = 1 |
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| caption = Max Bruch c. 1920, a few years after composing the concerto. |
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| opus = M. 88 |
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| composed = 1911 |
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| published = 1942 |
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| duration = 20 minutes |
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| movements = Three |
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| scoring = Solo [[Clarinet]], [[Viola]], and [[Orchestra]] |
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| premiere_date = 5 March, 1912 |
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| premiere_location = [[Wilhelmshaven]], [[Germany]] |
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| premiere_performers = [[Willy Hess (violinist)|Willy Hess]], Max Felix Bruch (son of composer) |
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}} |
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The '''Concerto for Clarinet, Viola, and Orchestra''' in [[E minor]], [[Opus number|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 (violinist)|Willy Hess]] and the composer's son and clarinet soloist, Max Felix Bruch.<ref>{{cite book|last=Fifield|first=Christopher|author-link=Christopher Fifield|title=Max Bruch – Biographie eines Komponisten|publisher=Schweizer Verlagshaus|year=1990|location=Zürich|pages=210, 291–295}}</ref> The score however was published 23 years after the composer's death, finally being released in 1942.<ref>[https://repertoire-explorer.musikmph.de/en/product/bruch-max-35/ "Concerto for Clarinet, Viola and Orchestra", Op. 88] Musikproduktion Jürgen Höflich</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080129211917/http://www.wooster.edu/music/twood/bruchcatalog.html#88 Double Concerto for Clarinet/Violin, Viola and Orchestra], [[College of Wooster]]</ref> |
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# Andante con moto |
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# Allegro moderato |
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# Allegro molto |
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== Instrumentation == |
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A typical performance lasts approximately 20 minutes. |
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The concerto is scored for solo [[clarinet]] in A and [[viola]], two [[Flute|flutes]], two [[Oboe|oboes]], [[cor anglais]], two [[Clarinet|clarinets]] in A, two [[Bassoon|bassoons]], four [[French horn|horns]] in F, two [[Trumpet|trumpets]] in B-flat, [[timpani]], and [[String section|strings]]. |
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Bruch also [[arrangement|arranged]] the solo clarinet part for [[violin]]. |
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== Movements == |
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==Recommended recordings== |
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The concerto is written in three [[Movement (music)|movements]]:{{Ordered list|Andante con moto (E minor, B major, {{music|time|4|4}}|Allegro moderato (G major, B minor, {{music|time|3|4}})|Allegro molto (E major, G major, {{music|time|2|4}}) |
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| type = upper-roman |
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}}All three [[movement (music)|movement]]s feature the Swedish folksong "[[Ack Värmeland Du Sköna]]." A typical performance lasts approximately 20 minutes. |
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==Recordings== |
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⚫ | *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 (clarinetist)|Paul Meyer]], [[Gérard Caussé]], [[François-René Duchâble]] (piano), [[Kent Nagano]] (conductor) / 1988–1989 / Apex |
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*''In the Borderland of Romanticism'' / Mats Liljefors (conductor), [[Dimitri Ashkenazy]], Anton Kholodenko, Baltic Symphony Orchestra / 1996 / Artemis |
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==External links== |
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* {{IMSLP|work=Double Concerto in E minor, Op.88 (Bruch, Max)|cname=Double Concerto in E minor (Bruch)}} |
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* {{YouTube|5s14RlQsrIE|Video}}, Dani Häusler, clarinet; Adrian Häusler, viola, [[Ägerisee|Ägerital]]<nowiki />orchester (2012) |
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*http://www.wooster.edu/music/twood/bruchcatalog.html#88 |
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Latest revision as of 13:47, 27 February 2024
Concerto for Clarinet, Viola, and Orchestra | |
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by Max Bruch | |
Max Bruch c. 1920, a few years after composing the concerto. | |
Opus | M. 88 |
Composed | 1911 |
Published | 1942 |
Duration | 20 minutes |
Movements | Three |
Scoring | Solo Clarinet, Viola, and Orchestra |
Premiere | |
Date | 5 March, 1912 |
Location | Wilhelmshaven, Germany |
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[edit]
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[edit]
The concerto is written in three movements:
- Andante con moto (E minor, B major, 4
4 - Allegro moderato (G major, B minor, 3
4) - Allegro molto (E major, G major, 2
4)
All three movements feature the Swedish folksong "Ack Värmeland Du Sköna." A typical performance lasts approximately 20 minutes.
Recordings[edit]
- Bruch: Concerto for Clarinet, Viola, and Orchestra; Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano; Schumann: 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
References[edit]
- ^ Fifield, Christopher (1990). Max Bruch – Biographie eines Komponisten. Zürich: Schweizer Verlagshaus. pp. 210, 291–295.
- ^ "Concerto for Clarinet, Viola and Orchestra", Op. 88 Musikproduktion Jürgen Höflich
- ^ Double Concerto for Clarinet/Violin, Viola and Orchestra, College of Wooster
External links[edit]
- Double Concerto in E minor (Bruch): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Video on YouTube, Dani Häusler, clarinet; Adrian Häusler, viola, Ägeritalorchester (2012)