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Mozart release awarded "Diapason d'Or"

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Concerto pour clarinette KV 622 (a).
Quintette avec clarinette K V 581(b).

Sharon Kam (clarinette de basset et direction), Haydn Philharmonie d'Autriche-Hongrie (a).
Isabelle Van Keulen, Ukrike Anima Mathe (violons), Volker Jacobsen (alto), Gustav Rivinius (violoncelle).

Berlin Classics 16672BC. 0 2011. TT: 57'.
Notice en allemand et anglais.
Technique: 4 / 5

Soliste très integrée à l'orchestre.
Acoustique longue et assez chargée dans le grave, qui colore l'ensemble (a). Bonne definition et localisation des instruments (b).
Enregistrements realises par Eberhard Hinz à la Paterskirche de Kempen en novembre 2 0 0 9 (a) et à la Beethovensaal de Hannovre en decembre 2010 (b).

"On aura rarement perçu de manière aussi évidente dans les oppositions de registres entre chalumeau abyssal et aigus pointés ou flûtés, staccatos imparables et legato introspectif, le caractère opératique du discours. N'est-ce pas ici Sarastro et la Reine de la nuit dialoguant avec un orchestre complice? Cet Adagio exhalé à mi-voix sur fond de cors nous évoque Pamina. Le Rondo final, avec ses échelles déliées et la volubilité de ses extrapolations, regarde vers Papageno. La liberté et l'absolue souplesse du phrasé sont réhaussées des détachés les plus affûtés - et sans esbroufe s'il vous plaît. Les sonorités gouleyantes de son médium, la rondeur de l'orchestre participent de notre bonheur."

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"Rarely can one find such perfect mastery of the diverse registers, from the depth of the Chalumeau to the flute-like heights, as well as the unstoppable staccatos and introverted legato, which form the operatic character of this CD.
Are these not Sarastro and the Queen Of The Night in a dialogue with the orchestra as an accomplice?
This adagio, half-whispered, with the horns in the background, evokes Pamina in us.
The free scales and the volubility at the closing rondo look to Papageno. The freedom and absolute smoothness of phrasing are enhanced by the finely polished détachés - all without showing off.
The full-bodied sound of her instrument and the roundness of the orchestra complete our happiness."


New Release

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): Clarinet Concerto KV 622
and Clarinet Quintet KV 581

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"If Classical Candor gave out awards for Best Recordings of the Year, this release of late-Mozart clarinet works would surely be high on the list of contenders. It is an almost perfect realization of the composer's music in equally felicitous recorded sound. I haven't listened to anything so charming in quite some time."
"...An advantage to Ms. Kam's realization, besides being one of the most well-thought-out and appealing versions available, is that she plays it on a basset clarinet, the instrument for which Mozartwrote the piece."
"...With Ms. Kam the Clarinet Concerto sings. From the rhapsodic tranquility of the first movement through the sweet, wistful, melancholic flow of the second movement to the energetic playfulness of the finale, Ms. Kam and the Haydn Philharmonic are in complete accord with the material, producing a warm, elegant, refined, and moving interpretation."
"...In the accompanying work, the Quintet for Clarinet, Two Violins, Viola and Violoncello in A major, KV581 (1789), four other distinguished players join Ms. Kam: Isabelle van Keulen, violin; Ulrike-Anima Mathe, violin; Volker Jackobsen, viola; and Gustav Rivinius, violoncello. Their execution is wonderfully lyrical and relaxed and their playing ideal, with the resonant sound of the basset clarinet lending an agreeably vibrant sonority to the proceedings. Like everything else in the performance, the final variations are a joy."

"...The clarinet, especially, radiates a mellifluous tone that is never at odds with the other players, a calming, reassuring tone that complements Ms. Kam's virtuosic yet wholly warmhearted performances. This is a welcome album from start to finish, among the best I've heard this year."

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Artists: Sharon Kam, Isabelle van Keulen, Ulrike-Anima Mathe, Volker Jacobsen, Gustav Rivinius, Haydn Philharmonie


Tracklist:

Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra A major KV 622

1. Allegro (11:46)
2. Adagio (6:28)
3. Rondo: Allegro (8:27)

Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet A major KV 581 "Stadler-Quintett"

1. Allegro (9:02)
2. Larghetto (5:53)
3. Menuetto (6:44)
4. Allegretto con variazioni (9:15)


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The Weimar Master Classes

July 2012

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Every summer The LISZT SCHOOL of Music Weimar invites prominent guest professors and students from all over the world to come to Weimar. This Sommer are theaching:


            
        
        
            
                

Course supplement
Orchestra studio with the Jena Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Markus L. Frank

Piano
Konstantin Scherbakov 16 - 21 July, 2012
Matthias Kirschnereit 16 - 22 July, 2012

Historical Keyboard Instruments
Claire Chevalier 22 - 28 July, 2012

Violin
Ingolf Turban 14 - 20 July, 2012
Thomas Brandis 21 - 28 July, 2012

Cello
Michael Sanderling 17 - 23 July, 2012
Alban Gerhardt 22 - 27 July 2012


Clarinet
Sharon Kam 15 - 21 July, 2012

Trombone
Stefan Schulz 22 - 28 July, 2012

Percussion
Emmanuel Séjourné 16 - 21 July, 2012

Conducting
Nicolás Pasquet 14 - 20 July, 2012

Workshop Composition
Franz Liszt Scholarship,
Tuition: Michael Obst 13 - 16 July, 2012