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Mozart / Beethoven: Clarinet Concertos

~ Michael Collins (Artist), Russian National Orchestra (Artist), Mikhail Pletnev (Artist)
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  • Audio CD (26 Jun 2000)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Universal Classics
  • ASIN: B00004SDNZ
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 22,524 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Clarinet Concerto in A, K.622 - 1. Allegro12:05Album Only
Listen  2. Clarinet Concerto in A, K.622 - 2. Adagio 7:39Album Only
Listen  3. Clarinet Concerto in A, K.622 - 3. Rondo (Allegro) 8:11Album Only
Listen  4. Violin Concerto in D, Op.61 - Arranged for Clarinet by Mikhail Pletnev - 1. Allegro ma non troppo23:04Album Only
Listen  5. Violin Concerto in D, Op.61 - Arranged for Clarinet by Mikhail Pletnev - 2. Larghetto 9:10Album Only
Listen  6. Violin Concerto in D, Op.61 - Arranged for Clarinet by Mikhail Pletnev - 3. Rondo. Allegro 9:33Album Only

On this CD:
  1. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performed by Russian National Orchestra
    with Michael Collins
    Conducted by Mikhail Pletnev

  2. Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A
    Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performed by Russian National Orchestra
    with Michael Collins
    Conducted by Mikhail Pletnev

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Amazon.co.uk Review
Two firsts here--the long-awaited recording of Mikhail Pletnev's transcription of Beethoven's violin concerto for clarinet and Michael Collins' only recording to date of Mozart's clarinet concerto. With his most recent discs concentrating on contemporary repertory, including Elliott Carter's clarinet concerto and John Adams' Gnarly Buttons, Collins' foray back to the music of the late 18th and early 19th centuries is a most welcome addition to the catalogue.

Collins has held off recording the Mozart for the best part of two decades to avoid the inevitable Weber coupling, waiting rather for a more unorthodox combination of works--and you don't get more unconventional than the Beethoven. The demands of the lengthy opening movement are extreme and Collins handles them well. But it is in the second and third movements where the Beethoven gamble really pays off, Collins' melancholic playing in the former so moving as to warm even the coldest of hearts.

The performance of the Mozart was worth the wait. Pletnev and the Russian National Orchestra provide a rich and sensitive accompaniment; Collins matches this with effortless notes floating in the high register and beautiful reedy tones at the bottom of the range. A valuable new release. --Rebecca Agnew

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Many thanks to Michael Collins......, 2 April 2001
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Anton Stadler would have wished that he could have sounded like this the first time he played the Mozart Concerto! I own many recordings of this over recorded concerto, and few get as close to perfection as this one. Technique, tone and orchestral accompaniment are provided with sheer brilliance. Even if you own the Karl Leister or Sabine Meyer recording of this work, buy this one. All this before we even get to the Beethoven! I'm biased, but I think this concerto sounds better on the Clarinet, as what gets closer to the singing qualities that Beethoven obviously wanted? A truly magical disc, I'm off to listen to it again!
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Clarinet Music, 27 Aug 2000
By Mr Bill Ducker (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
But Beethoven didn't write a clarinet concerto! Is this a mistake or just a gimmick?Not at all. It is one of the most beautiful clarinet concertos I have ever heard as a professional clarinettist and teacher in over thirty years.It may be a shock initially to the well versed listener of Beethoven's Violin Concerto.However it is a wonderful transcription by the transcriber, and conductor of this masterpiece, Mikhail Pletnev, who also conducts the warm, sonorous sounding Russian National Orchestra.There have been many transcriptions of this work, but I doubt that there is a finer one. Michael Collins handling of the solo part is suberb. The high notes in particular are played with such amazing control and delicacy. You'll be surprised that a clarinet can sound like this!Mr. Collins plays it as though Beethven himself had composed it for him alone. What a wonderful musical performance. The listner cannot help but be uplifted even if he knows the original. Michael Collins recording of the most recorded classical clarinet concerto is in my opinion one of the greatest. If you don't have one get this one, especially as it's played on a basset clarinet with such virtuosity. I would urge any listner to listen to this superb recording for its sheer musicallity. The best clarinet recording I have personally heard this century! Bill Ducker
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5.0 out of 5 stars Magnificent, 11 Feb 2003
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Perhaps my favourite concerto in the classical repertoire. Beethoven's violin concerto is skillfully transcribed to the clarinet. The playing is superb, the recording warm yet detailed. Coupled here with Mozart's haunting clarinet concerto this cd has got to be my favourite classical purchase of the year.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Beautiful
Others have said it better, all I can add is my vote and say that it is one of my most prized CDs. I'm so pleased I listened to the person who recommended it to me in 2003. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Just short of perfection
The Clarinet Concerto (Beethoven arr. Pletnev) is absolutely wonderful as other reviewers have rightly said - except in one respect: Collins admits in the accompanying notes... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Stuart Emmerson

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely superb
Michael Collins playing is absolutely ravishing. I am just loving this CD. The clarinet certainly needs a biggie concerto and the Beethoven is it. Read more
Published on 8 Jan 2004 by ldixon65

5.0 out of 5 stars The best there is.....
Forget any reservations you may have about the transcription of Beethoven's wonderful Violin Concerto - this is a truly magnificent coupling. Read more
Published on 20 Nov 2002 by J F McKenzie

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