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Blue Hour - Weber, Brahms, Mendelssohn

Andreas Ottensamer (clarinet), Yuja Wang (piano), Berliner Philharmoniker, Mariss Jansons

Blue Hour - Weber, Brahms, Mendelssohn

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Perhaps the thrust of this new release should be the clarinet as human voice. The second movement of Weber’s concerto certainly has the quality of an operatic aria here, Ottensamer pouring liquid...

Gramophone Magazine, June 2019

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Blue Hour - Weber, Brahms, Mendelssohn

Andreas Ottensamer (clarinet), Yuja Wang (piano), Berliner Philharmoniker, Mariss Jansons

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Perhaps the thrust of this new release should be the clarinet as human voice. The second movement of Weber’s concerto certainly has the quality of an operatic aria here, Ottensamer pouring liquid...

Gramophone Magazine, June 2019

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Contents and tracklist

Excerpt,Brahms: Intermezzi, Op. 118
Work length5:48
2. Intermezzo in A Major. Andante teneramente (Arr. Popov for Clarinet and Piano)
Track length5:48
Weber: Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 73
Work length20:04
1. Allegro
Track length7:42
2. Adagio ma non troppo
Track length6:32
3. Rondo
Track length5:50
Excerpt,Mendelssohn: Songs without Words, Book 7 (6), Op. 85
Work length1:52
No. 6 Allegretto con moto (Arr. Ottensamer for Clarinet and Piano)
Track length1:52
Excerpt,Mendelssohn: Songs without Words, Book 8 (6), Op. 102
Work length2:49
No. 1 Andante un poco agitato (Arr. Ottensamer for Clarinet and Piano )
Track length2:49
Excerpt,Brahms: Lieder (5), Op. 105
Work length2:09
1. Wie Melodien zieht es mir (Transcr. for Clarinet and Piano)
Track length2:09
Excerpt,Mendelssohn: Songs without Words, Book 2 (6), Op. 30
Work length2:31
No. 4 Agitato e con fuoco (Arr. Ottensamer for Clarinet and Piano)
Track length2:31
Excerpt,Mendelssohn: Songs without Words, Book 6 (6), Op. 67
Work length2:25
No. 3 Andante tranquillo (Arr. Ottensamer for Clarinet and Piano)
Track length2:25
Weber: Grand Duo Concertant for clarinet and piano, Op. 48
Work length16:10
1. Allegro con fuoco
Track length5:40
2. Andante con moto
Track length4:48
3. Rondo. Allegro
Track length5:42
Excerpt,Mendelssohn: Songs without Words, Book 2 (6), Op. 30
Work length3:08
No. 6 Allegretto tranquillo "Venetianisches Gondellied" (Arr. Ottensamer for Clarinet and Piano)
Track length3:08
Excerpt,Mendelssohn: Songs without Words, Book 6 (6), Op. 67
Work length2:15
No. 2 Allegro leggiero (Arr. Ottensamer for Clarinet and Piano)
Track length2:15
Excerpt,Mendelssohn: Songs without Words, Book 7 (6), Op. 85
Work length2:36
No. 4 Andante sostenuto (Arr. Ottensamer for Clarinet and Piano)
Track length2:36

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Awards and reviews

  • Opus Klassik Awards
    2019
    Winner - Instrumentalist of the Year (clarinet)
  • International Classical Music Awards
    2019
    Nominee - Assorted Program

June 2019

Perhaps the thrust of this new release should be the clarinet as human voice. The second movement of Weber’s concerto certainly has the quality of an operatic aria here, Ottensamer pouring liquid gold into the bel canto phrases… The Mendelssohn and Brahms numbers (all but one in arrangements by Ottensamer himself) make for pleasant listening.

7th April 2019

On paper, this looks bitty: Weber’s First Concerto and the Grand Duo Concertant between arrangements of Brahms and Mendelssohn. But Ottensamer is clarinet aristocracy, and his rapport with Wang and his own orchestra, Jansons at the helm, is complete.
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