The Grand Duo Concertant, Opus 48, J204, is a three-movement work for clarinet and piano composed by Carl Maria von Weber from 1815 to 1816. It is a virtuosic piece for both instruments. Weber most likely composed the work for himself (on piano) and his friend Heinrich Baermann, a leading clarinettist of the era, although it has also been suggested that the intended clarinettist was Johann Simon Hermstedt.
The three movements are as follows:
- Allegro con fuoco
- Andante con moto
- Rondo: allegro
The second and third movements were completed before the first and were probably performed in 1815 for King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria at the Nymphenburg Palace. During its composition, Weber designated the work as a sonata, but abandoned that title upon its completion. This decision reflected the work's character as more of a showcase for two virtuosos than a conventionally structured and integrated work. The first movement is in sonata form, the second movement is an Andante in C minor, and the finale is a lilting rondo in E-flat major. The British music critic John Warrack suggests the work could be referred to as a "double concerto without orchestra", reflecting the highly virtuosic roles for both performers.
The autograph manuscript of the work is preserved in the Library of Congress.
Media
2. Andante con moto
3. Allegro Performed by William McColl (clarinet) and Joseph Levine (piano)
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References
- Brown, Clive (2003). Nineteenth-Century Chamber Music (edited by Stephen E. Hefling). New York: Routledge. pp. 144–145.
- "Review: Sonatas; Grand duo concertant / Danzi, Mendelssohn, Weber (Charles Neidich and Robert Levin)". Gramophone. No. September 1995.
- Warrack, John. "Review: Ries / Weber (Taillard / Torbianelli)". Gramophone. No. April 2003.
- Rice, Albert R. (2003). The Clarinet in the Classical Period. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 189.
- Warrack, John (1976). Carl Maria Von Weber. Cambridge University Press. p. 374. ISBN 0521291216.
- Warrack, John (1976). Carl Maria Von Weber. Cambridge University Press. p. 178. ISBN 0521291216.
- Warrack, John. "Review: Weber (Moragues, Izuha, Prazak Quartet)". Gramophone. No. October 2001.
Recordings
Etcetera Records, Roeland Hendrikx Ensemble, C.M. von Weber (Grand Quintetto op.34, Grand Duo Concertant op.48, Variations on a theme of Silvana op.33) (2017)
External links
- Grand Duo Concertant, Op. 48. Webers' autograph in the Library of Congress
- Grand Duo Concertant, Op. 48: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
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