The Concerto for Clarinet, Viola, and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 88, is a composition by Max Bruch which was composed in 1911. It premiered on 5 March 1912 in Wilhelmshaven by the piece's dedicatees, violist Willy Hess and the composer's son and clarinet soloist, Max Felix Bruch.[1] The score however was published 23 years after the composer's death, finally being released in 1942.[2][3]
| Concerto for Clarinet, Viola, and Orchestra | |
|---|---|
| by Max Bruch | |
 Max Bruch c. 1920, a few years after composing the concerto. | |
| Opus | M. 88 |
| Composed | 1911 |
| Published | 1942 |
| Duration | 20 minutes |
| Movements | Three |
| Scoring | Solo Clarinet, Viola, and Orchestra |
| Premiere | |
| Date | 5 March, 1912 |
| Location | Wilhelmshaven, Germany |
| Performers | Willy Hess, Max Felix Bruch (son of composer) |
Instrumentation
editThe concerto is scored for solo clarinet in A and viola, two flutes, two oboes, cor anglais, two clarinets in A, two bassoons, four horns in F, two trumpets in B-flat, timpani, and strings.
Movements
editThe concerto is written in three movements:
- Andante con moto (E minor, B major, 4
4 - Allegro moderato (G major, B minor, 3
4) - Allegro molto (E major, G major, 2
4)
All three movements feature the Swedish folksong "Ack Värmeland Du Sköna." A typical performance lasts approximately 20 minutes.
Recordings
edit- Bruch: Concerto for Clarinet, Viola, and Orchestra; Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano; Schumann: Märchenerzählungen / Tommaso Placidi (conductor), Steven Kanoff, Paul Coletti, Hanover Radio Philharmonic / 2005 / Asv Living Era
- The Clarinet in Concert / Alun Francis (conductor), Thea King, Nobuko Imai, London Symphony Orchestra / 1997 / Hyperion
- Bruch: Works for Clarinet and Viola; Concerto for Clarinet, Viola and Orchestra in E minor; Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Viola and Piano; Romance for Viola and orchestra in F major / Paul Meyer, Gérard Caussé, François-René Duchâble (piano), Kent Nagano (conductor) / 1988–1989 / Apex
- In the Borderland of Romanticism / Mats Liljefors (conductor), Dimitri Ashkenazy, Anton Kholodenko, Baltic Symphony Orchestra / 1996 / Artemis
References
edit- ^ Fifield, Christopher (1990). Max Bruch – Biographie eines Komponisten. Zürich: Schweizer Verlagshaus. pp. 210, 291–295.
- ^ "Concerto for Clarinet, Viola and Orchestra", Op. 88 Musikproduktion Jürgen Höflich
- ^ Double Concerto for Clarinet/Violin, Viola and Orchestra, College of Wooster
External links
edit- Double Concerto in E minor (Bruch): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Video on YouTube, Dani Häusler, clarinet; Adrian Häusler, viola, Ägeritalorchester (2012)
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