Carl Maria von Weber - Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 73 (1811)

[@tatianawilliams]

I don't know, it seems that the majority of the comments here are from experts or musicians. I'm a noob in this, but I really love this kind of music, even if I don't play any instrument. A really lovely sound

[@Yuppie.Mike.]

There's two more you should look at on KZbin 1 Martin Frost Aaron Copland clarinet concerto 2 and the bigger again concerto 1 with Sabina Meyer. It's extremely exciting.

[@Yuppie.Mike.]

Thanks for your channel new subscriber.

[@timothythorne9464]

Weber + clarinet = perfect combination.

[@tat3917]

Another clarinet piece that I think you would enjoy is Brahms' Clarinet Quintet. Let me know what you think.

[@ught2304]

play clarinet

[@trianglearchives5776]

One of the coolest classical pieces I’ve ever heard. This stuff is just too underrated.

[@marcolucca6241]

Underrated Weber?? Maybe by parvenu ignorants! It's the key name of german Opera

[@SpaghettiToaster]

@@marcolucca6241 Pretty sure that would be Wagner.

[@marcolucca6241]

@@SpaghettiToaster no, Wagner is the big one. But without Weber, no Wagner would have existed

[@polarfuchs1692]

Actually romantic

[@bapofbread6542]

@@marcolucca6241 mouth breather

[@patrickmchugh4616]

As a clarinet student this piece was my absolute favorite. The second movement is so beautiful, full of tone and nuance, it brings tears to my eyes. Maybe the best clarinet piece ever penned by man.

[@angelafield2090]

Agreed. Totally gives me goosebumps, its like an emotional roller coaster

[@sebastientraglia1351]

That introduction has been stuck in my head for several days lately. I really love it! Another composer I need to reconsider

[@PianomanRay]

Sebastien Traglia Yes! I could have those few measures looping all day long... I feel the same way

[@timothykarpov1432]

Oh my gawd. I have been playing the intro to schumanns unfinished piano concerto no 8.. i cant get the beauty of it out of my head. Like i really know what they mean by unfinished because i want to complete it

[@timothykarpov1432]

Sorry i meant Shubert

[@ellaroman1592]

the introduction of rossini's introduction theme and variations is even more addicting.

[@Beertje21]

for me it is the third mouvement. So catchy

[@itzelrivera8167]

Movement I - Allegro moderato 0:00 Movement II - Adagio. ma non troppo 7:45 Movement III - Rondo. Allegretto (Allegro) 13:37

[@PentameronSV]

Thank you Itzel Rivera.

[@keira_jones]

Thank you.

[@duka7436]

I remember... 40 years ago I stood in front of my teacher at the music college and had to play Webers concerto from memory. He wasn't happy (neither was I😂) and I had to start over several times.

[@waalererik]

Truly a great achievement to compose as his first clarinet concerto. Virtuoso, childishly playful, romantic and emotional. And Clarinet Concerto No. 2 is also a masterpiece. What a great composer von Weber was.

[@Dylonely_9274]

A great underrated composer ! I love his music.

[@TranscendentalMiner]

Very true! I think Weber's music deserves way more recognition.

[@christina7981]

My kid used to play the clarinet, in this piece, in competition. Glorious hours of practice.

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

THE Clarinet Concerto. No clarinetist worth his trade will miss to play this.

[@mydogskips2]

Personally, I would make that statement in reference to Mozart's work.

[@nimeshsingh4943]

@@mydogskips2 I actually think Weber's 2nd is the superior. It seems the most challenging technically and musically- the 3rd movt. especially for its technical and stylistic demands.

[@christina7981]

@@mydogskips2 both

[@maxgregorycompositions6216]

it's A clarinet concerto.

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

@@maxgregorycompositions6216 This is as much "A" clarinet concerto as Dvorak's Cello Concerto is just "A" cello concerto. 😉

[@han_zhang22]

as a flute student this piece really opened my eyes. This arouses me everytime I play this accompaniment part and excites me so much everytime I hear it on classic fm. Maybe the best clarinet piece every produced by mankind

[@davidbloss9134]

A group I'm in is preparing this for an upcoming concert ... to be followed by Shostakovich's 5th Symphony. Hoping there will be medical care available for the soloist at the end of the concert!

[@tatianawilliams]

David Bloss Good luck to all of you! ♥

[@jeanghika7653]

Shostakovich après Weber!?!? Le malheureux Weber ne peut pas se défendre. C'est injuste.

[@erika6651]

@@jeanghika7653 both are incredible composers. Strange combo for a concert however lol

[@mrbananahead2005]

Oh... oh no

[@mettechristinebolstad731]

@@jeanghika7653 We had Prokofiev 7 after it lol

[@VlnAlexandrosIakovou]

This masterpiece shows the terrific range of the instrument! Rondo Allegretto is great!

[@c08lam]

It is difficult to find a piece from the classical period which has this level of tension, Weber is an underrated composer.

[@julianfwong]

The more I listen to the opening, the more I delve into this piece's beauty. Delightful piece of work.

[@PamelaAaralyn]

This piece won me a scholarship. It's quite difficult technically at times and also was simply such a joy to play!

[@Amadea27]

Congrats! That's quite some achievement!

[@CSRookie]

Thank you Mr. E. Gardner for introducing me to this piece in high school..... a true legend of the clarinet world up in New England

[@koenvergouwen589]

This is so phenemonally beautiful. The piece is just right from the first to the last note. I've been getting goose bumps from this music for many, many years.

[@PianomanRay]

When the violins divided at 6:49 oh my my my, I got chills

[@АлександрЯрков-ш2з]

Bravo bravo bravo brilliance fantastic grandiose music concerto super wow wow wow

[@oren682]

The major form in the second movment sound so beautiful

[@tootall432]

ugh this is glorious. I'm revisiting this for a music festival audition and it feels like I never left it.

[@brynjarhoff-lr6hw]

I will only say,this is the most beutifull recording of Weber,s concert nr.1.listen to this clarinettplaying gives me good memories of the past and the future. Give this message to Boeykens if that is possible…With great respect and feelings. From Brynjar Hoff ret.oboeist

[@bartjebartmans]

Thank you for your comment! Walter Boeykens passed away in 2013. Here is a link to his impressive career: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Boeykens

[@leungyatchun9552]

The keys of Brahms’ two clarinet sonatas are actually inspired by Weber’s two clarinet concertos - f minor and E flat major respectively.

[@timothythorne9464]

Chun Mozart amazing! And these pieces were written about 80 (or more) years before Brahms' famous chamber works written for Muhlfeld. It's about time Weber gets more performances. His music is superb.

[@CSRookie]

so interesting that the same thing happened to Weber, Mozart and Brahms ~~ they all met clarinetists who inspired them to write more chamber music for the clarinet

[@Fenyxo7]

no wonder they’re all so hard lol

[@CloudyMcCloud00]

Never noticed that before! But the moods are very different -- especially the no. 2's.

[@erikthenorviking8251]

Such a shame Brahms never wrote a clarinet concerto.

[@harryandruschak2843]

Always a delight to listen to this work :)

[@Meliagun]

Absolutely right!

[@bearygoodbeans8169]

oh my word i used to play this. Walter Boeykens is EXTREMELY good!

[@simonkawasaki4229]

Really gorgeous! One hears Weber's Mozartean influence, but it is incredibly distinct!!

[@alexoglez]

Weber❤ love all his music He was a great composer, you can listen his Beethovenian influences

[@francescopaolosaraceni5444]

Wonderful, no other words

[@unknownstrangerunknownstra2070]

Imagine a coach driving through thick snow at night while being hunted by someone. Fantastic concerto.

[@rainydays1122]

Oh I love it when people interpret classic pieces like this! it bring such a feel of depth to the music for me

[@philippecirse4872]

Je perds la tête depuis un assez long temps mais cette musique ensoleillée, m'aide à flotter & garder la tête hors de l'eau💥

[@antoniotommasini5501]

Auguri

[@pauswing]

Excellent version of Walter Boeykens !!

[@mmbmbmbmb]

Very much enjoyed ~ thank you !

[@grantwoolard]

I've been earwormed by the rondo

[@clarinetmaster5990]

Mozart went quiet after this banger dropped 🥶🥶💯

[@kentrosaurusboi3909]

He was already dead, Weber is his relative interestingly enough

[@clarinetmaster5990]

@@kentrosaurusboi3909 didnt know either of that. Pretty cool

[@handsomeX]

This has a Beethoven feel to it. Lovely piece. I played this in music school years ago.

[@henriquecatellan6046]

how to play this music? slowly?

[@Abmarp]

So wonderful !!

[@marcosPRATA918]

Brilhante Weber.

[@michaelwortmann3895]

Tank you so much. DerKlariNette

[@Clara_Datorino]

Per me che non sono nè una musicista n'è un' intenditrice questa è musica divina che gli Angeli si dilettano a suonare. Il che vuol dire che il Cielo esiste, nonostante la Terra sia travagliata dalle guerre. O, forse, esiste solo KZbin e allora ....... basta accontentarsi! 13:46

[@willrobinson1229]

Huge fan of von Weber. Both thumbs up!

[@kingsbishop1479]

15:05 i love that base part it is so good

[@WilfriedBerk]

Walter Boeykens, clarinet and the Rotterdam Philharmonic conducted by James Conlon

[@davidrehak3539]

Carl maria von Weber:1.f-moll Klarinétverseny Op.73 1.Allegro moderato 00:00 2.Adagio,ma non troppo 07:45 3.Rondo:Allegretto (Allegro) 13:37 Walter Boeykens-klarinét Rotterdami Filharmonikus Zenekar Vezényel:James Conlon

[@fredericchopin7538]

Marvelous!

[@terrfan]

i love the 3rd mvt so much

[@lamaspacos]

VERY GOOD.

[@vvKrasilnikov]

Высший класс! Браво!

[@Huonpines]

The sound of clarinet is from the heaven! I once tried to learn it but it was too difficult to me - right thumb was so painful to hold it, the reed needs to be maintained so meticulously, some notes were impossible to make a right tune… So I moved to flute which does not require reed, no pain with fingers. I am reasonably happy with the flute but it requires blowing skills to make perfect pitch like a violin. But I still envy with clarinet sound.

[@lesterrichardsoniv2456]

My band director handed “Rondo” to me, he said it was for my governors school audition. I looked at him like he was crazy

[@selj5589]

Playing this for my solo this year… wish me luck haha

[@joycehall4671]

Wonderful piece and interpretation!! Very uplifting!!!!

[@chase6495]

I have this as a solo soon

[@vickyk1861]

Dreamy music

[@vanelily]

I think weber's clarinet work is very sexy and cool and poggers

[@zanehta]

yes

[@ccanaves]

Dat intro, omg DAT INTRO

[@royzhao6537]

Carlos M. Canavessi ikr it’s amazing

[@Truth-g9p]

Pretty cool that im related to this guy. This sounds good.

[@joshuafruend3348]

Hommage à Mozart in the second movement? Beautiful concerto!

[@Pawel_Malecki]

More like a plagiarism due the lack of creativity in the first movement. A pathetic attempt at imitating the texture of K. 491 in the opening, direct quotes from Pamina's arias all over the movement with an absurd amount of text directions to the soloist indicating the music itself isn't interesting enough unless special effects are employed. I am glad this is not played much - Krommer and Crussel wrote much better works.

[@felipesaldana3756]

Me encanta este concierto, principalmente el tercer movimiento, es maravilloso

[@alexxcjz6470]

17:30 love this

[@brunovianna9695]

Vim aqui pra ver essa música que está no EDITAL do concurso da Marinha, confronto para clarinete

[@emjay2045]

🖤

[@peterdegroef]

prachtig!

[@תמראביבה]

inspirational

[@victorheredia7185]

El gran Von Weber

[@aaronjorgefridman5662]

Bello concierto "a caballo" entre el clasicismo y el romanticismo

[@oxxxi1488]

If the solo part was for violin and I had to guess who the composer was, I´d say Mendelssohn with such a huuuuge confidence :D

[@sipdip238]

attempting to play this as my audition piece, im screwed lmfao the 32nd notes are so hard eeeee

[@CSRookie]

32nd notes where?

[@anunluckyguy7586]

7:00

[@jacklystackly]

Can we all agree the 1st and 2nd movement are impressive to play, but the 2nd movemnet is just more fun to listen to

[@flyspray300gnet9]

TO DOPE! Bro!

[@nil.anet1]

Çok güzel...

[@Seekthetruth3000]

👌👌👌👌👌👌👍👍👍👍👍

[@yyjj841]

Great but in my head I couldnt help but compare it to Mozart's Concerto in which it appears microscopic

[@nimeshsingh4943]

I'm interested to know how? The first movement of this piece is so grand and dramatic but the Mozart concerto is just playful and catchy. Nothing as raw and passionate about it. Even its 2nd movt. is not that good.

[@jamjam9253]

@@nimeshsingh4943 I think the Mozart Concerto is unsurpassed by any other clarinet concerto. Although Webers Concerti are great, in my opinion Mozarts Concerto is a completely different class.

[@mdrakic]

2nd movement intro = Freischütz Ouverture intro.

[@MaestroConrad]

Anyone else hear the a being played at around 8:32? It freaks me out!!!

[@Rockingbart]

What is your point?

[@hanbo9755]

Maestro Conrad I

[@piehuntsme7688]

Yes, I Hear The "a"

[@babypluto222]

1:05 to 2:00 2:37 to 3:30

[@Itsundiscovered]

At 10:14 the clarinet plays a g instead of an f#. It sounds so much better though no complaining but it has f'ed up my practice.

[@Itsundiscovered]

10:13 mb

[@Hyde2997]

J'suis vraiment l'seul ici à avoir découvert Carl Maria grâce à Anthox ?..

[@AD-ce7dr]

Je t'ai cherché pendant tout ce temps ! Ahah c'est juste trop bien !

[@girlgeniusnyc272]

Wow!!! Was this in a film soundtrack?? Experts - can you help me? :)

[@jesusharbockieck4442]

youre the “girl genius” you tell me

[@jhonycleiton327]

Olá Jhony do futuro, espero que esteja num nível melhor! Caso não esteja estou desapontado 😡

[@chessisgreatd8802]

playing this in summer from 7th to 8th grade wtf

[@benjaminha5420]

1:07 Cl enters

[@mr.klunee4103]

1:57 the F# and G are played an octave too low. To be fair it is written like that at the end of the first movement though.

[@uynaes3988]

a lot of editions write it an octave lower than the original, i guess it was intended

[@sneekermeer525]

Leuk..

[@camillefricot1757]

Does the first movement follow the sonata form ?

[@farrelpermadi5471]

Every first movement of symphonic works like Symphony and Concerto will always follow the Sonata Form

[@nimeshsingh4943]

Tempo too fast on the 1st movt- causes it to lose some character especially in the runs. But otherwise good intonation and style.

[@CarlBowlby]

I agree, too showy, which loses the character and tone.

[@user-ks6sv6sj5t]

10:03 - 13:40

[@Seekthetruth3000]

This is real music not the stuff that Jay- Z makes.

[@丕刀卜乙卜人凹卜-d4x]

Seekthetruth3000 jay z is talented.

[@pomless2639]

i mean music is ever changing, so if you can't accept that Jay Z makes music then I don't think you understand music at all.

[@niklasmalcharczyk]

@@pomless2639 well, it is evolving, just backwards

[@hannahjunpark]

Anyone know if this clarinet is a Bb or not?

[@samschomberg9798]

yeh it is i just played it

[@hannahjunpark]

Sam Schomberg thanks!

[@ruanpingshan]

@@samschomberg9798 Could you tell me what the fingering numbers at 3:35 mean? (e.g. 4, 3, 0, etc.) I've never seen that kind of notation before.

[@alexandrkuchinskiy]

19:05 solo, for me

[@victor7040]

tht drop @4:16

[@tomwheeler1082]

3:00

[@davidgonzalez-herrera2980]

I be on that Squidward shit. Boss

[@이여경-j7q]

13:40

[@BennyGoodman1977]

Something of Mozart... Don't you think so?

[@frederickthegreat4801]

10:31

[@davidscher4303]

der schlufey ist max purzelbaumish

[@CloudyMcCloud00]

So little respect for scores these days. The last two notes of bars 80-81 are nearly always played an octave lower. And, in the second movement, the basses are "tacit"; but always (as here) conductors have them doubling the cello line throughout -- diverting attention away from the simplicity of the clarinet line with super-low notes (that were impossible to play when this was written).

[@bartjebartmans]

Sure, but what I am more interested in is the incredible musicianship of the soloist. Who cares about a doubling of the cello. It might very well have to do with the acoustics of the place. Doubling can create a better balance in the orchestra. Just one thought.

[@CloudyMcCloud00]

@@bartjebartmans Nothing to do with the acoustics -- I can assure you. It's *always* done. No shortage of conductors / performers (Michael Collins, "conducting from the clarinet" does it too) who think they can "improve" on the meticulously crafted creation of a genius. And you'd be better able to appreciate the soloist (who is terrible, btw) if the ear wasn't constantly diverted away from the top line by the growling basses -- which also ruins appreciation of the cello line, with all the open C's, etc. Why publish the score if you don't care what's in it? That's my thought. (Glad you did, though -- and thank you for that!) Actually, I wasn't quite right: he does (12:34) bring the basses in, but only for six bars -- effect of which is of course completely lost if they're already in. And then the marvellous horns and clarinet only at the end of the movement. I think Weber knew what he was doing. Why not give the man a chance?

[@bartjebartmans]

@@CloudyMcCloud00 uum you have ever been in the "Doelen" the concert hall of the Rotterdam Philharmonic?

[@CloudyMcCloud00]

@@bartjebartmans I have been to a few symphonic concerts, many years ago, but generally found them to be so deeply disappointing, if not downright unpleasant, that I've been in no great hurry to go back. (So: no.) But the venue makes no difference: they'll do it in any situation. It's about ignorant, arrogant, narcissistic crowd-following mediocrities presuming to think they can improve upon perfection. They are not equipped, nor are they suited to the task. End of story.

[@roberttallman5040]

You make me miss my dad and the discussions we used to have regarding this very subject. They were always very short as he was perfect and shut it down with 1, (maybe 2) points of absolute truth and I would be left to absorb the lesson. Beautiful stuff this Music

[@cz2301]

Am i the only one who doesnt like this concert at all? I think it,s boring to death. The Theme and Variations as well as the 2nd concert as great though.

[@vickyk1861]

You're not romantic

[@Pawel_Malecki]

1:46: Oh, Tamino! 7:45: In diesen heiligen Hallen This is a rather poor attempt at imitating Mozart's dramatic writing, ridden with direct quoted (i.e., plagiarisms) from Die Zauberflöte. String players must hate the first movement: endless tremoli are tedious to the listener so I cannot imagine their feelings. It needs much more counterpoint so the orchestra has something to actually play.

[@frederickthegreat4801]

what if you shut the hell up