The former might just be the most glorious oboe concerto ever written, at least since the classical age, and inhabits the same autumnal, achingly wistful, glowing sound world as the vier letzte lieder. The duet concertino for clarinet and bassoon, trv 293, with string orchestra and harp in f major, was written by richard strauss in 194647 and premiered in 1948. The first mention of the duetconcertino in strausss notebook is 15 december 1946 when he. Duetconcertino, trv293 hyperion records cds, mp3 and. Richard strauss was born in munich on 11 june 1864 to franz strauss, the principal hornist of the munich court orchestra, and josephine strauss, a singer and daughter of the wealthy brewer georg pschorr. Relative rarities among his output are richard strauss concertos, many written later in his life. Free settings of favorite melodies grainger, percy.
He began piano studies in 1868, at age four, with august tombo. All that would remain to be composed were his four last. Diamonds and gems champaignurbana symphony orchestra. Live recording of 7th january 2020 in desingel antwerp b anne fuhrmann, clarinet jappe dendievel, bassoon string ensemble of the royal conservatoire antwerp under the direction of diana ketler. Richard strauss concertino download free sheet music and scores. Of the two pieces, the duet concertino is as rarely heard as the eloquent four last songs are familiar. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Free settings of favorite melodies grainger, percy movementssections movtssecs. David harris and bassoonist timothy mcgovern will shine in richard strauss duet concertino. Richard strauss s duet concertino is a substantial composition from the final period of his life, worthy of special attention because it is a work that has been seriously misunderstood and neglected over the years. This collection brings together works for oboe, clarinet and bassoon the duet concertino and the scintillating burleske for piano and orchestra.
Lola descours, bassoon patrick messina, clarinet david molard, direction ojif 15. Strauss duettconcertino for clarinet and bassoon av147 2nd. The duet concertino for clarinet and bassoon in f with string orchestra and harp trv 293 was written by richard strauss in 19467 and premiered in 1948. Strauss duettconcertino for clarinet and bassoon av147. Some factors that hinder performances of the duett concertino include unusual scoring and difficult rhythmic passages. Duett concertino, trv 293 strauss, richard since this work was first published after 1924 with the prescribed notice, it is unlikely that this work is public domain in the usa. Duet concertino for clarinet and bassoon with string orchestra and harp, etc. Richard strauss composer 18641949 play streams in full or download mp3 from. Richard strauss duetconcertino for clarinet and bassoon harold. Some factors that hinder performances of the duett concertino include unusual scoring and difficult rhythmic. This double concerto has been largely unrecognized by performers and scholars until a recent surge in recorded performances. The duet concertino, richard strauss last completed composition, is one of those works from his final years the oboe concerto 1945 and the two sonatinas for winds 1943 and 1945 are others in which he sets aside the large orchestras and big romantic gestures that characterized most of his music in favor of a more restrained, almost neoclassical style and a more transparent.
Strauss rather unhelpfully gave the work a somewhat bland title, but it is not really comparable with for instance the oboe. Though the duet concertino did not take palpable shape until 1947, strauss had. For the most part then this is beautifully natural musicmaking to contrast with the youthful thrust of the homegrown emi eminence collection cited above. The duet concertino comes across the more appealingly in viennese tone colours, although i must confess to preferring michael werbas swineherd to peter schmidls princess. Strauss duettconcertino for clarinet, bassoon with. Duetconcertino for clarinet, bassoon, harp and strings, trv293.
Duet concertino for clarinet and bassoon wikipedia. Though the duet concertino did not take palpable shape until 1947, strauss had been thinking. Richard strausss duettconcertino for clarinet and bassoon with strings and harp, av 147 was. It was dedicated to the composers friend hugo burghauser a former bassoonist of the vienna philharmonic. Richard strauss duetconcertino for clarinet and bassoon. Strauss wrote the duet concertino in f between 194647, his having been principally inspired by hugo burghauser, bassoon player of the vienna philharmonic. Irs 39 key eflat major movementssections movtssecs. Bassoon, clarinet, harp, string orchestra sheet music book by richard strauss 18641949. I was privileged to work with my colleague betsy sturdevant and the columbus symphony, carlos miguel prieto, conducting. Allegro ma non troppo the duett concertino was completed in 1946, in the socalled indian summer of strauss life. Recorded on april 20, 1953, strauss s little known duet concertino is the identical performance on both dg and audite, although the latters remastering is brighter and more forward. Live recording of 7th january 2020 in desingel antwerp b anne fuhrmann, clarinet jappe dendievel, bassoon string ensemble of the royal.
The duet concertino was completed late in 1947 and was strauss s last completed work. Despite the interconnected movements and melodic echoes of strauss s operatic writing, fricsays expertise in mozart comes to the fore here. Concerto horn 1 2concerto oboeduetconcertino music. Laurence perkins argues that behind the notes lies a hitherto littleknown programmewhence the albums titleand that this misunderstood work has good claims to be regarded as strauss s final tone poem. Richard strauss duettconcertino for clarinet and bassoon. Pdf library horn matters a french horn and brass site and.