In the liner notes to this disc, swedish clarinetist martin frost is described as a daring performer who has stretched the limits of musical expression, likely owing to his frequent collaborations with several contemporary composers including anders hillborg and krzysztof penderecki. Books by wolfgang amadeus mozart wolfgang amadeus mozart average rating 3. To perform these works an allaround musician is needed. City recital hall, sydney november 19, 20 its not every woodwind player who can hold an audience spellbound through a fiveminute comedic monologue before tapdancing his way through a tricky bit of contemporary music. Martin frost explores the soul of the clarinet the new. Young swedish clarinet virtuoso martin frost is one of the most charismatic and multitalented of instrumentalists, appearing regularly in leading. Oct 17, 20 a s is increasingly the fashion, martin frost plays mozarts clarinet concerto on a basset clarinet, the instrument with the extended lower range that anton stadler used for the first performance. Naxos twodisc collection, the very best of mozart, includes a generous selection of music by the prolific 18th century austrian composer.
Languid, meandering and clearly abetted by satan the emerson string quartet, joined by martin frost, far right, on clarinet, performing monday night at alice tully hall as part of mostly mozart. If we tend to envision the short life of wolfgang amadeus mozart. Wolfgang amadeus mozart, amsterdam sinfonietta, martin. Martin frost martin frost, deutsche kammerphilharmonie bremen bis. But slow can be challenging, especially for wind players, who have to create the illusion of endless melodies with limited breath. Martin frostvon weber clarinet concertoshybrid multichannel. Martin frost tapiola sinfonietta jeanjacques kantorow. It may be a surprise to see him take up mozart s clarinet concerto in a major, k.
If we tend to envision the short life of wolfgang amadeus mozart as primarily unhappy ever at odds with his. Paul mccartney said upon martins death, if anyone earned the title of the fifth beatle, it was george. Mozart s clarinet concerto voted among the 10 best recording of 2014 fono forum music magazine the prestigious german music magazine fono forum has 5 december, 2014 by martin frost. If there is currently the next big thing in classical clarinet, it is martin frost. Nielsen clarinet concerto sheet music, music books. Bis1893 by martin frost, antoine tamestit, leif ove andsnes, janine jansen, deutsche kammerphilharmonie bremen, wolfgang amadeus mozart, martin frost from amazons classical music store. These weber works follow critically acclaimed releases of schumann bis, 2002, mozart bis, 2003, and brahms bis, 2005. Books by wolfgang amadeus mozart author of my dearest father. Upcoming highlights include concerts with the wiener symphoniker, the cincinnati symphony and minnesota orchestras, nhk symphony orchestra, academy of st. Martin frost at the mostly mozart festival the new york. Digital mozart edition comprehensive set of his musical compositions, with german commentary and english and german user interfaces, ed. Then i saw he used buffet festival in bb and chadash in a on his brahms cd with kanter mouthpiece. After intermission, frost will join spco musicians in a chamber music performance of the quartet for the end.
Aug 06, 2014 languid, meandering and clearly abetted by satan the emerson string quartet, joined by martin frost, far right, on clarinet, performing monday night at alice tully hall as part of mostly mozart. Martin frost at the mostly mozart festival the new york times. Among twentieth century musicians, three of the mostmentioned are martin frost, sabine meyer, and richard stoltzman. Swedish clarinetist martin frost is one of the worlds top players, with a creamy, utterly consistent tone that is the envy of many a young player. The first half of the program will see frost on the podium conducting mozarts overture to the marriage of figaro and beethovens fourth symphony. Sir george henry martin, cbe 3 january 1926 8 march 2016 was an english record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician. Most recently on his alhonielsen cd he uses buffet tosca in bb and chadash in a with chadashhill mouthpiece. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems. Martin frost leads mozart, beethoven and messiaen may 2628. If someone reads the booklet with his cd s you can see tha he used to use buffet rc prestige and vandroen b40 mouthpiece. One of a small handful of truly international wind players, martin frost mesmerizes audiences throughout the world, whether he is performing one of the several concertos that have been composed especially for him or core repertoire such as the sonatas by brahms, the concertante pieces by weber or, indeed, the clarinet works by w. The only works that are presented complete are the pieces in a single movement, and the album is made up mostly of individual movements from larger works. Aug 05, 2016 but slow can be challenging, especially for wind players, who have to create the illusion of endless melodies with limited breath.
When the swedish star clarinetist martin frost performs mozart. Great deals from poor mans music in cdclassical ebay. Bis 1053, recorded 1999, victoria concert hall, singapore. The paperback of the mozart first book for pianists. Martin frost explores the soul of the clarinet the new york. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Martin frost clarinet and details of their recordings available to browse and buy. He was referred to as the fifth beatle in reference to his extensive involvement on each of the beatles original albums. Mozart george szell, the cleveland orchestra clarinet. Spco artistic partner martin frost performs the concerto in the original version. One of mozarts finest concertos for any instrument and his last instrumental composition, the clarinet concerto, was inspired by the talents of clarinetist anton stadler and was actually written for the unusual bassett clarinet, a special clarinet championed by stadler with an extended range in the lower end. Frosts seamless legato in leise, leise is redolent of the singing of this aria by tiana lemnitz this alone is worth. Earlier in the year the swedish label bis released a lovely album of mozart featuring the talented russian oboist alexei ogrintchouk. Clarinet concerto, clarinet quintet frost arkivmusic.
Wolfgang amadeus mozart, amsterdam sinfonietta, martin frost. Clarinet concerto clarinet quintet in a major bi 1263. The clarinet is an integral part of any symphony orchestra and the list of notable clarinetists is lengthy. Martin in the fields and the luzerner sinfonieorchester. By martin frost, lahti symphony orchestra, and osmo vanska. A native of sweden, frost has blazed quite a trail with prominent international orchestras and soloists. Great deals from poor mans music in cdclassical ebay stores. Clarinet concerto clarinet quintet in a major by amsterdam sinfonietta, frost, martin, oundjian, peter, vertavo string quartet, mozart, wolfgang amadeus, na from amazons classical music store. Austria 1756 1791 2220 sheet music 1668 mp3 755 midi. It is also the title of a documentary film on george martin coproduced by the bbcs arena team and released in 2012 by eagle rock entertainment on dvd and bluray the audio box set was issued to commemorate martins 50year career as a record producer. The john travolta of the clarinet trips the light fantastic through music old and new. Olivier messiaen, martin frost, lucas debargue, janine jansen, torleif thedeen messiaen. Produced by george martin is a 2001 various artists compilation box set of tracks produced by sir george martin.
Martin frost composer play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Here they present the clarinet concerto and the clarinet quintet two unparalleled peaks of the clarinet repertoire. Mozarts clarinet concerto 17 march, 2015 in latest news by martin frost martin frosts recording of mozarts clarinet concerto with amsterdam sinfoniettapeter oundjian and quintet with vertavo quartet on bis records has passed the 250000 mark in sales, making it the bestselling bis production ever. Wolfgang amadeus mozart mozart, wolfgang amadeus, 17561791 online books about this author are available, as is a wikipedia article mozart, wolfgang amadeus, 17561791. Martin frost plays mozarts clarinet concerto march 28. But then not everyone is martin frost, possibly the worlds leading clarinet. Of course, i listened to it first and was thoroughly enchanted with frost, once again. When he came two seasons ago audiences were knocked. From all i can name, he plays with a buffet chadash barrel, vandoren leather ligature. Martin frost leads mozart, beethoven and messiaen may 26. Martin frost about one of a small handful of truly international wind players, martin frost mesmerizes audiences throughout the world, whether performing concertos especially written for him or core repertoire such as the pieces presented here. One of the most famous of these relationships was between mozart and anton stadler. Artistic partner martin frost returns to the twin cities to lead the spco in performances of works by mozart, beethoven and messiaen.