Carl Maria von Weber made his big mark in opera and loved singing himself but accidentally drank engraver's acid (his dad had left it in a wine bottle), and it ruined his voice.



Concertino op. 26 was composed as the first piece of a series of works for clarinetist Heinrich Baermann.

Weber's theatrically styled works for clarinet broke new grounds in the Romanticism, with their atmospheric color, displaying the clarinet's wide-ranging capabilities for expressivity and virtuosic display, allowing a new measure of proeminence.
 

A "miniature opera" with its tapestry of different narrative colours the Concertino fuels the listeners' imagination, making this piece a favourite in the standard concert repertoire. 

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I love the piece because Weber goes for it musically, no holds barred, and doesn't worry about going over the top. The clarinet can really "sing" in this piece, and I feel, so can I when I'm really in the zone.

Chamber Music

Hungarian Folk Music at "Great Music on Sundays at 5":

Három Csíkmegyei Népdal (from Three Popular Hungarian Songs) ~ by Béla Bartók

Romanian Folk Dances I. Stick Dance (Bot-tánc). II. Sash Dance (Brâul). III. In One Spot (Topogó). IV. Dance from Bucsum (Bucsumi tánc). V. Romanian Polka (Román polka). VI. Fast Dance (Aprózó) 

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Monika Woods... clarinet

John Thomas... piano

Fabulous French Fantasia:

A delightful hour of Milhaud, Poulenc, Ibert & Saint-Saëns with Provincetown’s newest chamber music ensemble "Through the Red Door "

Craig Combs... piano / Eric Maul... flute Mónika Veress Woods... clarinet / Jeffrey Thurston... violin

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Tarentelle op. 6 (1857)

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)

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Craig Combs... piano

Eric Maul... flute

Mónika Veress Woods... clarinet

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Suite for violin, clarinet and piano (1936)

Ouverture

Divertissement

Jeu

Introduction & Finale

by Darius Milhaud (1892-1974)

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Craig Combs... piano

Jeffrey Thurston.. violin

Mónika Veress Woods... clarinet

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