Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major, K.622

Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Cornelius Meister, conductor
Arngunnur Árnadóttir, clarinet
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major, K.622 0:00
- Allegro 0:27
- Adagio 12:58
- Rondo (Allegro) 20:07
From Iceland Symphony's concert, Harpa, Reykjavík, September 10th 2015.

[@wolfgangamadeusmozart6920]

Hmm yes I remember this, a fine piece of art.. by none other than me.

[@jamesclark2368]

wait hold up

[@siyamthandangwata3948]

wow that's nice

[@claudiomoran4329]

Haha

[@Sofia-zk9oj]

hahahah.... wait hold on a second...

[@slubert]

69 likes... nice

[@zephyr2141]

When my father was in the hospital being treated for terminal cancer, I took a selection of classical music for him to listen to. This concerto was his favorite. I always think of him when I hear it.

[@hellstarremina7605]

Atleast you did something for your father I'm the worst, we didn't even have a strong connection same with my mother it feels like i will die with the saddest ending and that's one of my wish, i also wanted to have a sad life, one day i will leave my family and i will be on my own With GOD Godbless you... he will give you more than you deserve, you sweet boy/girl Hows he doing? Is he alright now i wait for the reply

[@myknittingblog]

He was blessed with you, what a loving thing to do.

[@jacirasantanna7221]

Music brings serenity... you did well.

[@jacirasantanna7221]

John Carlo , Dear John Carlo, the fact you feel this way, is prove that you in your own way found the lost connection with your parents. This is Life. Be in peace, enjoy life, I know you enjoy beautiful music, that’s what all parents wish for their children. All the best.

[@hellstarremina7605]

@@jacirasantanna7221 but i feel they are plastics

[@rafwittock2613]

My father was a clarinet player and he loved this piece. I played the adagio on his funeral.

[@Summershell323]

Omg, i just played adagio for a solo today!!

[@petechavez2959]

I performed this when I was 12. I'm now 80 Brought back a flood of memories. Thoroughly enjoyed hearing this young play it so excellently!

[@shermanreimer8043]

The jazz musician?

[@paulmarsh8974]

Fond memories..

[@paulmarsh8974]

​@@shermanreimer8043 don't be stupid.. Not jazz at all.

[@Cookie_Comment]

i’m on a clarinet journey :) whether or not i’ll play as a hobby or full passion i’m not sure of, but i hope your journey was amazing - and/or ongoing! be healthy

[@th...........7793]

PRAISE GOD

[@caroline7906]

I am a 13 years, and I play the clarinet. I hope I someday can play this piece, and maybe half as good as she did. She’s so talented, and she makes it seem easy.

[@natalie8640]

It's half as good. Also thirteen. You just need to remember to practice :) What are you playing right now?

[@bood7984]

Im 12 and i play the saxophone 🎷 and i also hope that i can play this and i goes the same thing with u

[@caroline7906]

Natalie Right now I’m playing some duets (Pleyel and Volckmar) and a polonaise by Mozart.

[@caroline7906]

Leslie Rosas I hope the same

[@natalie8640]

This is a clarinet concerto though, isn’t it out of your range?

[@albertwillems6413]

This is the very concerto, that was played at my brother`s funeral. It brought me back to the days, that he and I played together more than six decades ago. We both loved the same music, which my parents and other siblings also liked. Now they are all dead and I am left with so many beautiful memories. This piece will always remind me of my childhood.

[@willemvangestel6820]

You sound Dutch/Belgium somehow. You're from which year ? I'm from '38. I can relate. My symphaty. ( spelling check not on, French, Dutch, English, too complicated !)

[@SWToDi-qc8hb]

Sir, you have had a wonderfully cultured family!

[@beatlessteve1010]

When I read your comment I immediately imagined 2 men playing together and a great joy achieved, I also felt a sadness of your loss, but what remains is gratitude of the time spent together and wonderful memories which when life is near its' end , is all we have.

[@billsmith4021]

Best everything to yo and yours!

[@catalinafernandezperez4605]

Albert Willems hh

[@pocketzhs5788]

I can't believe she's playing this from memory. Super impressive.

[@abalamdepaimon6891]

Just the fact human beings created all these instruments and perfected them and play huge ensemble pieces is amazing. Listening to these centuries old musical marvels is nothing short but breath taking.

[@alexkane84]

Exactly. And some are foolish enough to say there is no God.

[@Ghost_of_Michael_Collins]

This is the epitome of what clarinetists aspire to play like.

[@TheFattestLInHistory]

Can confirm👌🥺✌️🤩

[@reikohuang4676]

@@TheFattestLInHistory 一如：

[@photo3642u]

Her breath control, from lower to upper register, I bet she mastered that at a very young age, frightening, like the thought of doing a hill start when first learning to drive!

[@mrman5066]

fax

[@amyy4777]

can confirm lol

[@alterstassfurter5743]

This music touches my heart...I am a german steelworker without any knowledges about classical music...but listening to this music, I really relax...Thank you so much !

[@photo3642u]

My dear Sir, I'm so pleased to read your comment. That is exactly what Herr Mozart had in mind, to bring out the emotion in his listeners. The slow movement, adagio, at 13.03, brings tears my eyes & that's a wonderful experience for me too. Do continue with your journey, there's plenty more that will touch your heart.

[@MariaMendes-oj9kg]

Não tem conhecimento,mas tem alma,eu não tenho conhecimento mas estou plenamente envolvida,como estou.🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇧🇷

[@martinrodgers6114]

You do not need knowledge to appreciate the beauty of it. You just need to appreciate beauty and you obviously have that God Given talent!

[@georgemena8297]

You don't need any knowledge about this music, your good taste and heart is in charge. Congratulations.

[@GourSmith]

You know classical music. There’s a difference between having some information and *knowing* … If you can experience the breath of this music-you know.

[@sophiakhosravi7709]

I am 11 years old and this is my first year of playing clarinet and I hope to play this piece in the future😊

[@rachelmoore4284]

Just keep practicing! We are the silent force.

[@misom814]

You will play it someday. If you like it, you'll be good at it. Just stick to the playing. It will pay off. (experience talking)

[@chesslerbooks]

I also started playing clarinet at your age, and after a few years was able to play most of this concerto. I am 79 years old now, and still love this piece.

[@electrocuti]

​@@chesslerbooks Hope this doesn't sound like I'm calling you old haha but how different were clarinets when you were young? Was there still a lot of difference in sound between different clarinets (e.g. different lengths) or had they been sorted by then?

[@Cookie_Comment]

same here :) hope to be this good, too, one day

[@margarettaylor5809]

I am very elderly and have always loved Mozart. This lass with her clarinet is just heaven. During lock down I have been endeavouring to renew my acquaintance with the piano although it is sixty years since I last did so. Although I make many mistakes the piano has been my saviour.

[@Haramyst]

Madame, take wing with your piano and soar. Turn about just shy of where Icarus left off.

[@margarettaylor5809]

@@Haramyst Thanks :) I'll do my best to not have my wings singed.

[@rabtab9495]

It's NEVER to late to find joy in music, Margaret. You go, girl. :-)

[@margarettaylor5809]

@@rabtab9495 I'll certainly try. And I hope with the easing of lock-down here in Oz that our group of a cappella singers can get going again as well. 🎼🎶

[@peadarmckenzie5305]

Absolutely soar Margaret for this is the score to soar

[@anne-sophie8551]

The Adagio Part gives me goosebumps and leaves me speecheless each time. Incredible that Mozart composed this 2 months before he died. This piece remains immortal.

[@amanitamuscaria7500]

me too - shivers. It is beyond beautiful.

[@staffanolofsson8201]

Anne-Sophie, you are probably right. In my books it says that KV 622 was composed 1791 (?). and this ? indicates an uncertainty. Anyway, this was one of his last compositions. He died the same year 1791. I can only love this music even more, knowing this.

[@orkoong8694]

it goes deep in heart and touch some point there.

[@theseasonedchef5361]

Agree on all points!

[@renatekazempour7791]

Also for me it's unbelievable.... heavenly.... 👍👍👍

[@user-dl5kp9iw3d]

When I listen to Mozart’s music I’m often reminded that I must never forget that I’m kept alive and loved by God never living by myself ❤

[@grahamchapple3552]

cosi is about almost infedelity the voices sublime

[@user-tf7hf4jn6w]

❤

[@angelroar883]

Same - Amen ❤

[@user-dl5kp9iw3d]

@@angelroar883 ……🙏

[@user-dl5kp9iw3d]

The sound of Mozart’s music pours a certain kind of spirtual energy through my ears and into♡my heart 🤎

[@grahamchapple3552]

poetry music is sometimes fluid like honey

[@melissapark4519]

Suzuki said it was the voice of God in Mozart, and that it said to him, Life is hard, but it's okay.❤

[@chrismartin3188]

Not embarrassed to say I cried hearing this. Beautiful. Special piece of music for me. What a talented young lady.

[@willvanbemmel5004]

🙏

[@am0nii99]

I don’t understand how can you cry to something like this .. I know it’s a beautiful piece,but it’s not an emotional one like nocturne or sonata lol Hope that you won’t get offended by my opinion,I’m a big fan of classical music. Hope that you will tell me why you cried to this one 😂

[@pinquebluebird3466]

As I listen to this they are burying my brother-in-law, who was a talented clarinetist. Although i think of it as a tribute to him, I marvel at the clarity of her performance. And yes, it did bring me to tears.

[@g-ants7547]

@@pinquebluebird3466 wow sorry for your loss

[@danylong2466]

@@am0nii99 bien, que clase de autoridad tienes tú para determinar qué puede emocionar a otra persona? Tu comentario me parece estúpido, malintencionado e innecesario. Sin ofender.

[@gwynethwynne956]

I am a wdow, of a few yrs, I miss my husband so much, the lonliness is unbarable, when I play this music, I seem to gain strengh, to carry on. so talented. Thank you so much Gwyneth from Wales

[@KH-nf2kc]

Ooh I'm heartbroken too😭😭helps to go on, definitely. In fact all Mozart🙌

[@robertangell2528]

Dear Gwyneth, I am now 82 and have had my share of the good and the bad, but mostly the blessed goodness in my life. Through the years both my heart, and indeed my soul, have been captured by these musical classics. They gift me with tranquility, serenity and happiness which tend to overshadow the physical life. I hope that they will continue to do that for you. Bob Angell, USA

[@francesco5663]

i am widower from 21 years and i like this concert

[@barbara303]

I couldn’t have worded a more perfect reply than Robert’s from the USA. Stay strong Gwyneth and gain strength from listening to the blessed music of Beethoven, Bach and Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. Tomorrow is my husband’s angel day, twenty years ago I lost him and still miss him.. I understand. Blessings, Barb, B.C., Canada.

[@robjack2804]

Hope you are grand Gwyn? I get you babe. Chin up...'cause that's the way it goes. X

[@timothyjones74]

This video inspired me to purchase a clarinet at a thrift store and try to remember how to play 🙏. Wish me luck 🍀

[@math11235]

The adagjo is one of the greatest piece of music that the human mind has ever conceived.

[@drhoo2053]

Agree

[@profphilbell2075]

My sentiments exactly

[@marialudkin-finnie5599]

I am 14 years old and am learning this piece right now. It's my dream to someday play it with a full orchestra to play with...

[@nicolaspapavasilopoulos2840]

Goodluck, you've got this 🙏🏻

[@richardcarew4708]

someone once said... as ye believe, so shall it be.... it's the literal truth, within the laws of physics... but... it's not magic... it requires effort on your part... no worries.. I have enjoyed playing music all my life.. even though it is a hobby... it's a meditation.. a way to focus on something outside one's self... to find the Infinite ♾... you probably already knew that, no worries mate... Bienvenido amigo

[@krisyallowega5487]

I hope you will be playing this when you are 50 years old! You can do it! This concerto is meant to be played often. ENJOY!

[@glennhfriedman4571]

good luck !!!

[@StanObirek]

If you can play this, you will never be alone.

[@Andy888Jones]

I've been playing that piece for 55 years, I have good days, but mostly I have never achieved anywhere near perfection. Being 73 years old and having had lung cancer, I'm now very unlikely to get any better, but I will always enjoy trying.

[@oliviernoir6669]

My flute teacher told me that, even for masters, for Bach and Mozart there is always something to improve/tweak even if the audience does not notice any difference.

[@markmayfield2228]

@@oliviernoir6669 Agreed. I have heard some things in her interpretation that I should pull out my clarinet, which I haven't played in about 10 years and try.

[@nonosquare1066]

you can always improve, no matter how old you are

[@Oaviscoollove5]

I pray for healing upon your condition. Amen

[@Cookie_Comment]

sending wishes of love!

[@xxicent]

It is so amazing what humans are capable of. This soloist is so excellent, and is flawless during this long piece. Backed by a group of individuals who somehow together are providing such a wonderful orchestral sound. And, of course, Mozart, who could sculpt such a piece specifically for this instrument, and who could engage our minds and our emotions so hypnotically. One can trace Mozart's growth and maturity over the years. This is one of his very last works, when we can see an exceptional depth of feeling and warmth to accompany his basic musical genius. If only he lived longer, we might see and hear even more. One can only imagine how great that would have been!

[@staffanolofsson8201]

Yes, imagine Mozart at 65 wrote a new consert for clarinet! We will never know how it would sound. Even better than this?

[@brendangordon2168]

Along those lines, I wrote a saxophone [invented in 1840s] concerto in Mozart style: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqLUq4Osl9Nlgq8

[@johnbeattie5014]

Mozart's creations would have propelled into even greater heights than ever due to inspiration by...Beethoven!@@staffanolofsson8201

[@ralfcunz5445]

Eines der schönsten Klarinettenkonzerte und perfekt dargeboten. Eine Freude zu zuhören. Ich höre es immer wieder gerne. Bravo.

[@markjohnson9455]

Who is listening to Mozart during the COVID lockdown? Hopefully, when things start to move towards another normal next year that the enjoyment of Mozart's music will not go away.

[@edwardsmith7729]

Everyone should listen to Mozart every day to lift your spirits!

[@eitanwacks3635]

@@edwardsmith7729 Mozart was an alcoholic with daddy issues and crippling debt, he was also rumored to harass his female students.

[@catfinder8601]

@@eitanwacks3635 and??

[@len5846]

I am.....

[@stephenvizinczey438]

@@eitanwacks3635 This idiot seems to get all his knowledge of Mozart from that poor Milod Forman movie which tried to make Mozart more accessible by making him out to be a pop star. If she knew anyyhing about music, she would know know that Mozart wasn't alcoholic. That film libels not only Mozart by also the people around him. His wife wasn't a stupid middle class woman interested mainly in money, but a famous violinist. Forman gives to Mozart a family from which could only a produced an alcoholic popstar.

[@raymondanthony8651]

I am by no means a classical music expert and watching a creation such as this I am not only amazed at the genius which created it but the evolution of everything that made it possible from the moment someone figured out how to create those instruments from wood, metal, valves, and strings to create such sounds. Then the people who dedicated their lives to master these instruments and bring them all together to create the beautiful sound we hear is nothing short of genius and miraculous.

[@PaulZink]

Music, the instruments to play it, and the skill to play the instruments: crowning glories of humanity.

[@stepaushi]

Yes, I always have the feeling that the audience should applaud the composer, the instrument makers, and many more.

[@d.d.soprano2207]

Scientific Humanist And how I love our people!

[@picatica]

@@d.d.soprano2207 Music and true art cannot be caged in hollow terminology of content. Define the genius!

[@2164th]

Well said Raymond. Very well said.

[@user-dl5kp9iw3d]

The spirit of Mozart’s music will have been living on forever and ever never to be dead in the hearts of Mozart lovers ❤

[@trentk268]

I used to play this for my daughter when she was a baby. Her body moved rhythmically between the orchestra and the clarinet! Thank you Amadeus!

[@kenboydart]

My girlfriend and I were driving down the coast of California and I played this Concerto for her . She would not get out of the car till it ended . She was silent the entire time and I knew she Was deeply moved, she said as much. . . She left me shortly after, 9 years now, but I always believe I left this piece to her as a kind of life gift .

[@GertOverweg55]

sorry for the separation, be thankful for the goood memories

[@baka5831]

Aww

[@angelroar883]

You were too deep or she knew she was too shallow 💕✨

[@wilhelmnassauer8446]

😅😅😅

[@wilhelmnassauer8446]

😅

[@Vaskre]

My God, her playing is simply sublime.

[@argi0774]

Did you notice the mistake?

[@AhrkFinTey]

@@argi0774 At 11:56? Her playing is still really good

[@argi0774]

@@AhrkFinTey Exactly. Of course her playing is good

[@user-dl5kp9iw3d]

On listening to this melody I find myself being drawn into the another world where Simplicity and Beauty are harmoniously melted into the eternally crystallized one.

[@garyhubertferlotte5317]

Marie Picard de L'Orchestre Symphonique de Québec avait jouée le deuxième mouvement à l'église de Beauport pour les obsèques de mon papa Gérald Ferlotte. 15 années plus tard, j'ai encore le coeur gros et les larmes aux yeux. lorsque j'écoute cette pièce. Merci Marie Picard. Papa tu me manque...

[@patclark3311]

I lost my husband of 63 years of marriage, Sept 2019 and this piece of music has always been my favorite and comforts me. Also my daughter played it when she was in high school. This was beautiful.

[@jongoff7829]

There is no rival to classical music, and Mozart, of course, composed in the Classical period. When I listen, all the chaos of my life recedes and there is... only harmony.

[@lordbagel5972]

Are you sure, there's no looking Bach!!!

[@martyheresniak5203]

Unless there's a fugue: then there's polyphony.

[@adiconstantin4598]

Indeed, this is all harmony,. and the music flows like a river, or a movie without cuts, or a beautiful dream.. The chaos you mentioned had impressed me too. You can overcome it, there are so many ways, as maybe with a friend's help (I mean an actual friend, even if Mozart is one of the best friend people can have 🙂)

[@edithdahrouge4779]

There is a therapy based partly on Mozart's music for children- called Tomatis Method. Listening Mozart I feel totally zen, relaxed,almost hypnotised. What a genius, died so young!

[@QED_]

"No rival to classical music . . ." (?) Never heard of . . . jazz (100 years) . . . or rock (70 years) . . . or Broadway (100 years) . . . or folk (hundreds of years) (?)

[@user-dl5kp9iw3d]

Thanks to that Mozart’s music acts as a bridge of communication with God, I'm able to be more deeply grateful for being kept alive and loved by God.

[@user-dl5kp9iw3d]

When I wake up in the morning and listen to this melody, I feel comfortably refreshed, and at the same time I feel like some kind of spiritual energy is pouring into my heart through my ears ❤

[@grahamchapple3552]

if in doubt mozart

[@amirahmadazhieh2510]

The number of the viewers of this video outnumbers the population of this country! Really well done to the country's music education which has resulted in such an orchestra.

[@hallveigrunarsdottir849]

and now, a year later, the viewers are 12 TIMES the population of Iceland. This orchestra and my friend Arngunnur really are wonderful :)

[@paullewis2413]

400,000 and counting. Bet most of them are not from England which is in general very weak on musical knowledge/ appreciation unless it’s the latest pop/rock/rap - lol

[@fernandohenaom]

Twenty times Iceland´s population plus one more!

[@jantaylor2645]

@@hallveigrunarsdottir849 u

[@vivientan4538]

wow

[@rebekkad.2092]

Listening to this washes away the cares of the world. When all else fails, turn to Mozart. Thank you, musicians.

[@user-dl5kp9iw3d]

This piece of music resonates with my soul so deeply that I'm happily reminded of my belief that I'm now alive loved by God.

[@joegood4191]

Ridere e piangere, gioire e amare, tutte emozioni contrastanti dell'animo umano, è quello che suscitano le note scritte dal più grande genio della la musica.

[@Mike49if]

Possibly the most beautiful music ever composed.

[@angelracing]

🥰

[@vicdeeble]

I've listened to this several times. The performance is exquisite and the sound balance between the clarinet and the orchestra is outstanding.

[@nilsweil1969]

I couldn‘t agree more!!!

[@user-dl5kp9iw3d]

When I listen to a certain part of this melody, a feeling of gratitude to God for being alive loved by Him reflexively rises up like a fountain in my heart ❤

[@jamesconner3437]

Im a 76 year old amateur clarinetist, and I'm in awe of this young lady's super, super talent. This piece throws just about every challenge to the clarinetist there is , as for the classical genre. There are often long complex areas with no extended places of rest...the performer is completely exhausted by the end.. She is quite lovely as well...I hope she has a grandfather who appreciates her talent as much as I do.🧡. personal note to her:. Have you ever tried American Swing or Dixieland ?? 😄,..it's great fun.

[@staffanolofsson8201]

About grandfathers...I am also 76 and I have also tried the clarinet. Without so much success I have to say. And I just love Arngunnurs playing, despite age. Her playing is something for all of us, young or old. Greetings from Sweden!

[@staffanolofsson8201]

Island-ish is really a strange language. As a swede I can understand I% but I also like the other 99%. Listen to this poet (yes, she is also a poet, not only a clarinetist): kzbin.info/www/bejne/np7FomakeZqme8U

[@staffanolofsson8201]

And if I shall continue my opinion about Islanders I think 25% of them are fishermen, 25% are sheep farmers, 25 % are writers or poets (very good, I have read quite a lot of them) and the rest are alcoholics (perhaps also poets). So we Swedes feel a great connection with Islanders, our broderfolk.

[@isaacyoon3926]

“This is great-ish” says Mozart after composing this piece. Literally every clarinetist now plays this piece and thinks it is the best thing to ever happen to the clarinet. Mozart is great.

[@natanyaaberra4984]

"Great-ish?" I think that Mozart may have meant stupendous!

[@natanyaaberra4984]

@@moasilgetmoasilget1229 what difference would it have made if he had?

[@fodesylla8183]

Cool

[@maritime5488]

all of you guys ate glue when you were little

[@wolfgangamadeusmozart6920]

Thank you.

[@annahalager3917]

Beautiful concert played by Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Iceland only has a population of 350,000, which makes it all so much outstanding and wonderful. Congratulations, Iceland!!!

[@annayannetakis5636]

Anna Halager vv

[@jduff59]

A good shout against multiculturalism, same with Japan. By keeping a homogenous population, they seem to not have the typical ills of most societies. I realise that not a popular concept, but just why are countries like Iceland so very successful, crime-free and healthy? There are cities bigger than Iceland in every other country that could never field any decent orchestra, and they also do well in Ice Hockey and Football.

[@dakoderii4221]

@@jduff59 We are supposed to stay segregated because when we get together we war against one another and God Himself. We even try to build a tower to burst through the firmament to try and dethrone God. We are spoiled children. We have all gone astray. We must return to the old paths.

[@EliDavidson]

@@jduff59 Keep your hatred in your own house. We don't want it here. Iceland WELCOMES immigrants you fool.

[@RobRoyBoaz]

@ Gringo, Dakoder II and Eli Davidson, this is not the place or forum to indulge in this kind of dialogue. Please keep your thoughts on politics to yourselves. Your comments only serve to spoil an incredibly beautiful performance of an incredibly beautiful piece of music. Just listen to that applause. Be happy for the orchestra, Arngunnur Árnadóttir and the conductor. Be happy for Iceland. Be happy that you have been able to listen to Mozart's genius. Forget politics. It has no place here.

[@BojamiSalolo]

This inspired me to take up playing the clarinet again after 40 years. Loving it, Bravo!

[@brianvaughan2312]

This what my wife wants played at here funeral

[@kassandrarivera6174]

Same!

[@helenchelmicka7894]

👏👏👏

[@grahamchapple3552]

lucky not the bagpipes

[@johnbielenberg4612]

Beautiful rendering - orchestra and soloist

[@floydetraki8871]

The second movement is just so emotionally touching and well composed, of course.

[@stevenhellman224]

I agree completely

[@steveh4962]

I remember this as background music for "Out of Africa" back in 1986, I believe. A great movie and music!

[@heidihooper7924]

She plays this as if she OWNS it. She plays it her way and no one else's. BRAVO wow so incredibly gorgeous, rich, and with exquisite musicality! WOW.

[@johnlilley6113]

Thanks Heidi it sounds for finding this it's Wouderful

[@RG-ja34sep]

Mozart was a complete musical genius. He started composing music at 5 years of age, that is truly mind boggling!!! The clarinet is a truly beautiful instrument, priceless music performed here.

[@tambrosia]

Amazing I wonder how many MOzarts Bachs Beethovens may have been in the 65 million unborn children> We will never know

[@argi0774]

@@tambrosia Or how many Bachs Mozarts Beethovens may be alive today if we still had good music instead of this shitty crap today. The sad thing about Bach Mozart Beethoven is that Bach never came to know Mozarts music. And Mozart never came to know Beethovens music. And Beethoven never came to know Chopin's and Liszt's music. That's sad. But all of them never came to know Justin Bieber which is a very good thing

[@arkadybaranov3993]

ביצוע מעולה...מוצרט היה מרוצה...

[@user-dl5kp9iw3d]

Mozart’s melody could be said the most harmonious music of Beauty and Simplicity in a word.

[@sarahp1383]

Such a joy listening to this lovely lady play this piece.Truly divine.

[@ahmadaladamy6695]

Very cool, what's her name, do you know?

[@RaulCragg]

I not only hear Mozart, I hear her own style of playing. Beautiful!

[@SarahCobbler]

I was a very talented clarinet player when I was young (14 years old), I earned 1st chair in the state. Since then I lost the motivation to practice and by the time I was in college band I was mediocre at best. I haven’t played since but this brings me back to how fulfilling it was to create such a beautiful sound. I miss being a musician so much.

[@antoniomiguel3789]

Never give up what you love. Keep the faith in yourself. Help friends in need. The rest can wait.

[@piakatejakobsson8828]

Then become one again. Trust yourself and spend time on your dreams.

[@kayo4364]

Sara Morris I recently picked up the clarinet after a 20 year break! I share similar experience to yours, played and competed at high level. Opting to focus on a different career track in college, I became a spectator. Over the years I realized how much I missed playing and decided 2020 was it. Muscle memory is real and though I'm stuck on the lower range for now, I am just happy to be playing again. It's been a great outlet during this quarantine period. As others have said, never too late to get back to your passions 😊🎶. Best wishes!

[@paychekk1]

Myumy7mg8ny. ⚅ 9j.k.ymym Y7ujm Mtyifg4yu.fgo.ty6jg6uiry

[@paychekk1]

Yg7 Ttg

[@staffanolofsson8201]

Sometimes everything turns out to be the best, like here with Arngunnur Árnadóttir on fantastic clarinet, Iceland Symphonic Orchestra at its top with a splendid conductor, and of course Mozart himself. Few moments in life are a fullfillment of all your dreams, but I think this moment is one of that kind.

[@user-oz3nr5pd8d]

Так, це чудове виконання - і солістка, і оркестр просто чарівні! А музика Моцарта, звісно, божественна!

[@staffanolofsson8201]

@@user-oz3nr5pd8d Thank you, without understanding anything, just counting your exclamation marks. There are two of them.

[@saali2747]

Sie sprechen mir aus der Seele.

[@staffanolofsson8201]

@@saali2747 Vielen Dank, Saali. Ich glaube wir sind in unser heimat. From Sweden with love.

[@user-dl5kp9iw3d]

When I listen to Mozart’s melody, I feel like I’ve been drawn into a fantastic world where I'm admiring a Beautiful as well as Simple white rose without a thorn.

[@wileyt8423]

Thank you so much for showing my 10 year old daughter and I , just how beautiful the clarinet can be. She just received her first A+ from her 1st quarter of beginning playing this instrument. Bravo to the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and especially you Ms. Tom and Hayley Grace.

[@jeanhaueur2339]

Mas tarde

[@jellyrcw12]

Congratulations to your daughter! I hope she's still playing

[@ursulajenni6521]

Beautiful performance! Weich, lieblich, kraftvoll, sehr authentisch!!! Ein echtes Vergnügen bis zum Schluss! ♥️ Danke

[@venusssss]

The happiest conductor I've ever seen, a wonderful and talented woman playing it flawless and perfect and a marvelous orchestra... I can't think it could be more beautiful than this.

[@Mike-qc8xd]

Looks like a wonderfully evening

[@harveywasserman3145]

what a gorgeous rendition. i played this every night for my many daughters as they were growing up. a perfect piece of music, straight from heaven.

[@staffanolofsson8201]

I guess/hope your many daughters by now have a very harmonic life :-)

[@harveywasserman3145]

@@staffanolofsson8201 yes they do! wolfie's concertos should be played to all young children!!!

[@staffanolofsson8201]

@@harveywasserman3145 Eh, you mean wolfie = Wolfgang? If so, I wish you and your grown up daughters all the best.

[@harveywasserman3145]

@@staffanolofsson8201 thank you!! i will tell them. and yes, wolfie is wolfgang, as costanzi called him in AMADEUS

[@staffanolofsson8201]

The Adagio Arngunnur is playing transports me to a place both unknown and familiar. But it is a homecoming. How lovely.

[@TingSernWong]

I was in Iceland back in 2019 - spent 3 weeks there. Absolutely breathtaking place. And saw that concert hall from the outside too. But - what really strikes me is this - a nation of just 350,000 people - and you have such rich talents there. This clarinetist is definitely world class - never heard of this concerto played so effortlessly as this.

[@doddsalfa]

The orchestra is also world class

[@stedfo111]

Dont forget Vikingur Olafsson the brighest piano star in modern time

[@gerargharakanian3001]

What a great solo player and a great orchestra!!!!!!

[@staffanolofsson8201]

@@stedfo111 And Björk, in a different stile.

[@roberthill799]

@staffanolofsson8201 You're comparing Bjork to this beautiful music? Bjork? 🙉

[@user-kz9tx9rs6d]

화장도 안하고 흔한 반지나 귀걸이 등 장신구 하나도 착용하지 않은 순수자연미인! 클라리넷 솜씨도 일품! 단연 최고입니다. 감사합니다.

[@luconanina1770]

Bewundernswert !!! Mozart war ja ein Übermensch im tugendhaften Sinne des Wortes ! Besten Dank für diese Erinnerung ! Freundliche Grüsse aus Kamerun

[@arleenwatson4349]

I admire her capacity to the sustained ability for the length of her continued uninterrupted flow of music and it's strength of deliverance. What talent, I was a semi pro cyclist and I realize her ability for her lung compacity says how incredible her performance is. And all remembered with out sheet music. So wonderfully preformed, dressed so actractively. To share her Talent, I'm thankful my ears could hear such wonderful music. Thank you for sharing this with us.

[@georgeskaff9501]

There's no doubt that Mozart was the greatest composer ever, this is just living proof. This young lady is a fine instrumentalist, this piece is interpreted beautifully.

[@darlalong1957]

Thinking of him writing each note and what instrument would play...

[@user-dl5kp9iw3d]

On listening to this melody I find myself fantastically being drawn into an another world where Beauty and Simplicity are harmoniously melted into one to be eternally crystallized in my heart ❤

[@CarlosdeFrance]

Thank you Mozart for bringing so much beauty to my life.

[@vacky4129]

i am turning 15 this year and i choose this piece (allegro) for my upcoming solo competition at my school! ive been playing the clarinet for around 5-6 years and am beyond excited to perform this!!

[@legokiddd]

How did it go? :)

[@vacky4129]

@@legokiddd it went good! not too bad but i think i could've chosen a shorter piece :)

[@shin-i-chikozima]

The Greatness of Mozart is unspeakable and immeasurable

[@dwaterson21]

I have played the Adagio to the piece for a Solo and Ensemble contest before my audition to music school. It's one of the most beautiful, yet taxing pieces ever written for the clarinet.

[@Andrew-Johnson]

Jesus loves you. I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star. Revelation 22:16 ✝🌅 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 ✝🌅 To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins. Acts 10:43 ✝🌅

[@helenawilliams8752]

The performance by Árnadóttir gives an overwhelmingly beautiful and masterful performance played by memory. The Clarinet Concerto is intense, engaging, triumphant and graceful as unique. Simply wonderful captivating musical treasure.

[@harleyman1821]

Pretty boring if you ask me. Everyone has their own taste I guess.

[@slubert]

please, just say Arngunnur. Icelanders dont do the Mr, Mrs thing. It would be like Hi Mrs. Daughter of Árni

[@TheDeniswinckler]

ah Garçon

[@sammyhill69]

@@harleyman1821 luckily noone asked you or even cares 😊

[@johncumiskey672]

@@harleyman1821 My guess might be , U have very little taste for talent , both composition , and performance . Hope that helps..

[@staffanolofsson8201]

The more I listen, the more I understand how GOOD this is, compared to other uptakings. There is a freshness about it, a certain feeling of "this is how it shall sound" and the uptaking sound is very good too. And upon that Arngunnur is playing with such an authority and insight in this work that I can nothing but enjoy. She even has the time to adjust her blade in an orchestral passage without any hurry! Greetings to Iceland from another nordic country, Sweden.

[@staffanolofsson8201]

Eh, reed it is called in english, not blade, I have also played a little clarinet so I now how important the reed is.

[@witeksz.8926]

@@staffanolofsson8201 Mozart wrote the Clarinet Concerto for his friend Anton Stadler who, played the basset clarinet. However, for some reason, modernly, most clarinetists it seems, prefered the soprano clarinet for this piece instead. Find on Youtune version from Sharon Kam with Prague Orchestra who plays it on basset clarinet . The best performace EVER!

[@staffanolofsson8201]

@@witeksz.8926 Yes I have listened to Sharon Kam with her basset clarinet in Mozarts Clarinet Quintet. Wonderful interpretation! Now I shall also listen to her in the Conserto with Prague Orchestra. Thank you!

[@staffanolofsson8201]

@@witeksz.8926 Now I have listen to Sharon Kam and Prague Orchestra in this Clarinet Consert. And let me just say that I from now on has two favourites. Sharon with her basset clarinet is playing wonderful, but also Arngunnur in this consert is spledid, without the basset clarinet. I just love them both in their playing.

[@witeksz.8926]

@@staffanolofsson8201 KV622 always used to be my favorite composition so I've heard many performaces ,just basset clarinet fits perfectly into structure sounds great and by far is my favorite version among all other.

[@user-dl5kp9iw3d]

I have sometimes inspirationally experienced that Mozart’s melody sounds like voices from above the heaven.

[@marlspieker]

Wunderbar würdevoll, elitär und mit viel Grazie ausgestattet. Für mich eines der besten Aushängeschilder Mozarts.

[@johncary289]

And the magic of Amgunnur's performance has led to more than 15 million requests. Mozart also deserves our admiration, as does the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Perfection,

[@Saya-jo5cc]

I m i n heaven, maybe............♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡

[@marydonohoe8200]

And Mozart joyfully laughs, for this sublime rendering of his masterpiece clarinet concerto. (He said it all with this, so there is no other for the clarinet.) The extraordinary soloist, the ensemble in complete and gorgeous synch with her (the end of the second movement is breathtaking!), and not least the conductor who clearly is channeling Mozart-it is the best. Thank you for your love of this music, and for investing your lives in it, for all of us.

[@lidavanbers6344]

Mary Donohoe )

[@user-dl5kp9iw3d]

The essence of Mozart's music is a wonderfully harmonious crystal-like mix of “Beautiful” and “Simple” .

[@wlanman99]

I was stationed in Iceland in 1985 and I bought this concerto on CD and have listened to it since then. My favorite Mozart concerto.

[@AlbertSellaman]

I mush have watched this at least 40 times now ....I can't get enough of it.

[@roytee3127]

My late father was a Professor of Music and a clarinetist. I grew up hearing him practice this Concerto. So much so that I remember nearly every note of the first and second movements, and much of the third. This brings back many memories. (He studied it with Robert Marcellus, BTW. He would come home from lessons inspired beyond speech.) Ms. Árnadóttir plays it somewhat differently than Dad did - smoother than he - but her rendition is beautiful.

[@KH-nf2kc]

I am a bit envious having a musician farther. Must have been amazing 🖤🤍🖤🤍🖤🤍

[@sandyc.6066]

Marcellus - amazing teacher! I did not study with him, but attended numerous master classes he gave. He said (1980's): Play every note as if it is worth $50.

[@jackschleich9475]

the adagio was always my favorite,like a deep meditation. Always splendid

[@giuseppemariaperego8937]

Rispetto ai miei precedenti commenti, vorrei aggiungere una cosa: "Una interpretazione così, porterebbe il 🌞 nella notte più buia "! Grazie Giuseppe Perego

[@euridicesacramentomariani5569]

Amazing. Herr Mozart was at her side proud and happy.

[@rickbrewster-474]

Mozart never fails to impress - Arngunnur Arnadottir is brilliant!

[@user-lq1sj3oi5w]

Totally brilliant virtuoso performance! Many thanks! (from Canada)

[@stevenreed3272]

The difference between an amateur and a professional is. . . An amateur practices till they get it right . . . A professional practices till they CAN'T get it wrong. A flawless performance here in every detail. You will notice that she did this completely from memory and without sheet music! . . . WOW!!!

[@simonn8312]

That’s a really nice sentence I haven’t heard before

[@seamushealy6960]

. . . yes they the soloist all have prodigous memories.

[@thememaster7]

@@seamushealy6960 That's like saying anyone who acts in a play has a prodigious memory. It's down to how far you practise :)

[@jmitterii2]

I would never solo a piece of music that wasn't memorized. Don't have time or the concern to flip thru pages. That's if playing just a single piece of piano or other instrument. If I"m playing with a group and not the soloist or just doing maybe a little soli... then don't have it to memory and can follow with sheet music. Even though by the time of the concert, it's for little reminders here, and there.

[@staffanolofsson8201]

As a complete amateur I notice what you say and agree. And so: I never practice. I just listen to good music, like this.

[@Elemy69]

Why do I love Mozart's music so much? It's only some very simple notes aligned together, but it never fails to make me smile or to move me. Mozart created a perfect world through his music where I feel safe and well. I wish I could go back in time to thank him personally. Also congratulations to the orchestra and the soloist for this wonderful interpretation.

[@IsaacW.]

I too wish I could go back and thank him profusely. He is the best composer of all time, and I think it will stay that way forever.

[@karllewis4093]

Genauso sehe ich das auch!

[@ticEjyNo]

She certainly owns this instrument.... and that lovely smile is the icing for such a stunning performance.

[@user-wt6ld7zz6m]

本当に綺麗な曲… ClのSolo奏者の方の歌い方もとっても素敵で引き込まれる魅力があって大好き。

[@bobatea6373]

I’m in middle school and it’s my dream to play something like this on my clarinet. This made me really happy, thank you.

[@gabrielafischer9897]

You definitely can one day! Im learning it for solo and ensemble contest and am currently in high school! It’s not as far away as you may think if you work at it❤

[@orchidisle1]

To you young clarinetist: the next time your mother, dad or teacher gets on your case to practice? Just remember the dedication and the results this young lady had! It will inspire you to put your annoyance aside and pick up your instrument! No one can take that music away from you. It will be there in your hands and in your head!

[@petertotaro4283]

Oh SO surreal! The smooth transition from depressing of the finger keys is magnificent. I’ve been engrossed in the musical field all my 84 years, and never heard anything this pure on a Clarinet! I’ll be watching and listening from Heaven when I get there as this by far, the most sensational sound, this side of Heaven!

[@shin-i-chikozima]

This beautiful performance will quench and moisturize the dryness o the soul and evoke comfortable feelings

[@kgwanejosephmampane5093]

I am studying now and this Mozart Clarinet Concerto is playing softly in the background . The study environment is great , to say the least.

[@craigdeandean4036]

I once heard the 2nd Movement described as hauntingly beautiful, what an understatement this young lady is amazing!

[@d.schoepflin2247]

And beautiful but NOT hauntingly beautiful, just beautiful!

[@thomasnicholls8610]

The theme from "Out of Africa"

[@mongkolum1314]

Dear Arngunnur Arnadottir, there are so many compliments and comments made for you by the time I write this one of mine that I failed to read them all. But I must do before I cannot. I am a 75 y. o. Khmer (Cambodian) man who has been listening to your lovely performance I can't remember when and always has enjoyed it every times. I am no musician, but I am a music lover. Thank you so much for sharing this life beauty with me. I have owed you so much, thank again.

[@ianbotha9912]

She has a quality.... you want to hear more of her. She has an empathy for the emotions of the piece...

[@giuseppemariaperego8937]

Esecuzione strepitosa! Orchestra superba, clarinettista superba! Mi avete portata per 30 minuti in paradiso l!!! Giuseppe Perego Monza

[@johncary289]

11 million requests for this performance, a nunber still growing steadily....In a way that says it all.....I admit to quite a few of these requests, looking to this perfection at times when I hunger for some relief. Most times I tear up a bit while listening, not just touched by her performance, but also by the widespread adulation earned by Amgunnur Amadottir. She has clearly touched many lives, bringing positivity and joy. What she feels about the extraordinary response and ongoing admiration, I can hardly imagine....but it is real and deserved. As many say, music can be magical.

[@munromarkmunro9566]

I just changed my mind about the clarinet. This lady is a living doll.