Quintet for Clarinet & Strings in B-flat Major, Op. 34

Composer: WEBER, Carl Maria von
  • Weber’s Clarinet Quintet in B-flat Major is a work for clarinet and string quartet written between 1811-1815.1
  • The piece premiered in Munich in 1815 with Heinrich Baermann playing clarinet (In addition to being a prominent clarinet virtuoso of the day, Baermann was also a friend of the composer. The two musicians would collaborate on several works together).2
  • The quintet consists of 4 movements:
    • I. Allegro
    • II. Fantasia. Adagio
    • III. Menuetto
    • IV. Rondo. Allegro3
  • While Weber was inspired by Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet, Weber detracted from Mozart in making his quintet essentially a mini clarinet concerto (Mozart’s work had more balance between the clarinet and strings).4

Sources

  1. “Clarinet Quintet, Op.34 (Weber, Carl Maria von),” IMSLP, accessed August 12, 2024, https://imslp.org/wiki/Clarinet_Quintet%2C_Op.34_(Weber%2C_Carl_Maria_von).
  2. “The Weber Clarinet Quintet: A Pocket Guide,” Dansr, accessed August 12, 2024, https://www.dansr.com/resources/the-weber-clarinet-quintet-a-pocket-guide.
  3. “Clarinet Quintet, Op.34 (Weber, Carl Maria von),” IMSLP.
  4. “The Weber Clarinet Quintet: A Pocket Guide,” Dansr.

Cut IDs

11575 14674 23234 22634