Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 74
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Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 74 is a Romantic-era concerto for clarinet and orchestra by Carl Maria von Weber, celebrated for its virtuosic solo writing and lyrical expressiveness.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clarinet concerto
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concerto ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | J. 118 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Carl Maria von Weber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionYear | 1811 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Heinrich Baermann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early Romantic period ⓘ |
| firstMovementForm | sonata form ⓘ |
| firstMovementTempo | Allegro ⓘ |
| genre | Romantic music ⓘ |
| hasElement |
cadenza-like passages for solo clarinet
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orchestral tuttis contrasting with solo passages ⓘ |
| historicalContext | written for a leading early 19th-century clarinet virtuoso ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Classical concerto tradition ⓘ |
| key | E-flat major ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | German ⓘ |
| movementCount | 3 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
brilliant polonaise finale
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extensive use of clarinet altissimo register ⓘ operatic-style melodies ⓘ |
| numberInSeries | 2 ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 74 ⓘ |
| orchestration |
horns
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pairs of woodwinds ⓘ solo clarinet ⓘ strings ⓘ timpani ⓘ trumpets ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Munich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Breitkopf & Härtel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | numerous 20th- and 21st-century clarinetists ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 73 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoredFor | clarinet and orchestra ⓘ |
| secondMovementTempo | Romanze NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soloInstrument | clarinet ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
lyrical expressiveness
ⓘ
virtuosic solo writing ⓘ |
| thirdMovementTempo | Alla polacca ⓘ |
| titleInGerman | Klarinettenkonzert Nr. 2 Es-Dur, Op. 74 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceDuration | about 25 minutes ⓘ |
| typicalUsage | concert repertoire for clarinet soloists ⓘ |
| workSeries | Weber clarinet concertos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenFor | Heinrich Baermann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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