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Re: Weber 2 Mvt 1: Boring?

Author: Kevin
Date: 2004-06-08 00:40

In my opinion, it's a fantastic movement. Easily accessible (to the audience, I mean) and very fun to listen to. From the getgo - the main theme is attractive: the exposition starts with those strong dotted chords by the orchestra followed with the descending triplets. It could really leave an impressive statement with the listener. Then of course, there's that nice little nostalgic theme the clarinet plays at letter H (Carl Fischer edition) with the C-graceD-C-B-C-E-A-G-D - certainly a charming tiny melody.

Weber of course was one of the founders of romantic writing. One aspect of this movement is that it is rather much more neoclassical compared to any of the other movements in his clarinet works. It is in standard 1st movement sonata form, and emphasizes consonant chords and strong downbeats with lots of scales and arpeggios... the entire tone of the mvt is somewhat Stamitz-ish. However, there is indeed romantic flair in its timbre characteristic of von Weber. An excellent choice of repertoire and good luck with the performance.

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