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.
Great Operatic Concerto for the clarinet. It’s like a story…every note and subject so masterfully weaved together. Thank you Maestro Weber. And Bravo to this fabulous performer 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏…he’s just flawless.
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.
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.
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
There's two more you should look at on RUclips 1 Martin Frost Aaron Copland clarinet concerto 2 and the bigger again concerto 1 with Sabina Meyer. It's extremely exciting.
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
@@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.
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
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
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.
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!
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
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.
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
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 RUclips e allora ....... basta accontentarsi! 13:46
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.
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.
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.
@@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.
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).
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.
@@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 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.
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
One of the coolest classical pieces I’ve ever heard. This stuff is just too underrated.
Underrated Weber?? Maybe by parvenu ignorants! It's the key name of german Opera
@@marcolucca6241 Pretty sure that would be Wagner.
@@SpaghettiToaster no, Wagner is the big one. But without Weber, no Wagner would have existed
Actually romantic
@@marcolucca6241 mouth breather
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.
Agreed. Totally gives me goosebumps, its like an emotional roller coaster
Movement I - Allegro moderato 0:00
Movement II - Adagio. ma non troppo 7:45
Movement III - Rondo. Allegretto (Allegro) 13:37
Thank you Itzel Rivera.
Thank you.
Great Operatic Concerto for the clarinet. It’s like a story…every note and subject so masterfully weaved together. Thank you Maestro Weber. And Bravo to this fabulous performer 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏…he’s just flawless.
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.
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.
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
There's two more you should look at on RUclips 1 Martin Frost Aaron Copland clarinet concerto 2 and the bigger again concerto 1 with Sabina Meyer. It's extremely exciting.
Thanks for your channel new subscriber.
Weber + clarinet = perfect combination.
Another clarinet piece that I think you would enjoy is Brahms' Clarinet Quintet. Let me know what you think.
play clarinet
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
THE Clarinet Concerto. No clarinetist worth his trade will miss to play this.
Personally, I would make that statement in reference to Mozart's work.
@@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.
@@mydogskips2 both
it's A clarinet concerto.
@@maxgregorycompositions6216 This is as much "A" clarinet concerto as Dvorak's Cello Concerto is just "A" cello concerto. 😉
That introduction has been stuck in my head for several days lately. I really love it! Another composer I need to reconsider
Sebastien Traglia Yes! I could have those few measures looping all day long... I feel the same way
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
Sorry i meant Shubert
the introduction of rossini's introduction theme and variations is even more addicting.
for me it is the third mouvement. So catchy
A great underrated composer ! I love his music.
Very true! I think Weber's music deserves way more recognition.
My kid used to play the clarinet, in this piece, in competition. Glorious hours of practice.
It is difficult to find a piece from the classical period which has this level of tension, Weber is an underrated composer.
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
This piece won me a scholarship. It's quite difficult technically at times and also was simply such a joy to play!
Congrats! That's quite some achievement!
The more I listen to the opening, the more I delve into this piece's beauty. Delightful piece of work.
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
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
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.
ugh this is glorious. I'm revisiting this for a music festival audition and it feels like I never left it.
This masterpiece shows the terrific range of the instrument! Rondo Allegretto is great!
When the violins divided at 6:49 oh my my my, I got chills
The major form in the second movment sound so beautiful
This music is actually so beautiful wow
Imagine a coach driving through thick snow at night while being hunted by someone. Fantastic concerto.
Oh I love it when people interpret classic pieces like this! it bring such a feel of depth to the music for me
Bravo bravo bravo brilliance fantastic grandiose music concerto super wow wow wow
oh my word i used to play this. Walter Boeykens is EXTREMELY good!
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!
David Bloss Good luck to all of you! ♥
Shostakovich après Weber!?!? Le malheureux Weber ne peut pas se défendre. C'est injuste.
@@jeanghika7653 both are incredible composers. Strange combo for a concert however lol
Oh... oh no
@@jeanghika7653 We had Prokofiev 7 after it lol
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
Wonderful, no other words
Really gorgeous! One hears Weber's Mozartean influence, but it is incredibly distinct!!
Excellent version of Walter Boeykens !!
Weber❤ love all his music
He was a great composer, you can listen his Beethovenian influences
Je perds la tête depuis un assez long temps mais cette musique ensoleillée, m'aide à flotter & garder la tête hors de l'eau💥
Auguri
Always a delight to listen to this work :)
Absolutely right!
The keys of Brahms’ two clarinet sonatas are actually inspired by Weber’s two clarinet concertos - f minor and E flat major respectively.
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.
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
no wonder they’re all so hard lol
Never noticed that before! But the moods are very different -- especially the no. 2's.
Such a shame Brahms never wrote a clarinet concerto.
Tank you so much. DerKlariNette
Very much enjoyed ~ thank you !
So wonderful !!
This has a Beethoven feel to it. Lovely piece. I played this in music school years ago.
how to play this music? slowly?
I've been earwormed by the rondo
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 RUclips e allora ....... basta accontentarsi! 13:46
Marvelous!
Mozart went quiet after this banger dropped 🥶🥶💯
He was already dead, Weber is his relative interestingly enough
@@kentrosaurusboi3909 didnt know either of that. Pretty cool
15:05 i love that base part it is so good
Huge fan of von Weber. Both thumbs up!
VERY GOOD.
Walter Boeykens, clarinet and the Rotterdam Philharmonic conducted by James Conlon
i love the 3rd mvt so much
Brilhante Weber.
Высший класс! Браво!
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.
Dreamy music
Wonderful piece and interpretation!! Very uplifting!!!!
17:30 love this
My band director handed “Rondo” to me, he said it was for my governors school audition. I looked at him like he was crazy
Pretty cool that im related to this guy. This sounds good.
Playing this for my solo this year… wish me luck haha
Dat intro, omg DAT INTRO
Carlos M. Canavessi ikr it’s amazing
I think weber's clarinet work is very sexy and cool and poggers
yes
I have this as a solo soon
Me encanta este concierto, principalmente el tercer movimiento, es maravilloso
Hommage à Mozart in the second movement? Beautiful concerto!
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.
inspirational
prachtig!
Vim aqui pra ver essa música que está no EDITAL do concurso da Marinha, confronto para clarinete
🖤
1:05 to 2:00
2:37 to 3:30
Anyone else hear the a being played at around 8:32? It freaks me out!!!
What is your point?
Maestro Conrad I
Yes, I Hear The "a"
Can we all agree the 1st and 2nd movement are impressive to play, but the 2nd movemnet is just more fun to listen to
Çok güzel...
1:07 Cl enters
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.
10:13 mb
TO DOPE! Bro!
El gran Von Weber
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.
a lot of editions write it an octave lower than the original, i guess it was intended
Bello concierto "a caballo" entre el clasicismo y el romanticismo
Does the first movement follow the sonata form ?
Every first movement of symphonic works like Symphony and Concerto will always follow the Sonata Form
Wow!!!
Was this in a film soundtrack??
Experts - can you help me? :)
youre the “girl genius” you tell me
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
Anyone know if this clarinet is a Bb or not?
yeh it is i just played it
Sam Schomberg thanks!
@@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.
attempting to play this as my audition piece, im screwed lmfao
the 32nd notes are so hard eeeee
32nd notes where?
7:00
10:03 - 13:40
👌👌👌👌👌👌👍👍👍👍👍
19:05 solo, for me
tht drop @4:16
2nd movement intro = Freischütz Ouverture intro.
3:00
Olá Jhony do futuro, espero que esteja num nível melhor! Caso não esteja estou desapontado 😡
13:40
Great but in my head I couldnt help but compare it to Mozart's Concerto in which it appears microscopic
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.
@@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.
10:31
Leuk..
This is real music not the stuff that Jay- Z makes.
Seekthetruth3000 jay z is talented.
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.
@@pomless2639 well, it is evolving, just backwards
playing this in summer from 7th to 8th grade wtf
J'suis vraiment l'seul ici à avoir découvert Carl Maria grâce à Anthox ?..
Je t'ai cherché pendant tout ce temps ! Ahah c'est juste trop bien !
Tempo too fast on the 1st movt- causes it to lose some character especially in the runs. But otherwise good intonation and style.
I agree, too showy, which loses the character and tone.
I be on that Squidward shit. Boss
Something of Mozart...
Don't you think so?
der schlufey ist max purzelbaumish
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).
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.
@@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?
@@CloudyMcCloud00 uum you have ever been in the "Doelen" the concert hall of the Rotterdam Philharmonic?
@@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.
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