Author: tacet
Date: 2013-05-18 07:01
No surprise that Google Translate gave up on this one ... the core part is a quote from a review in period german, full of jargon. So I have tried a paraphrase of the key information contained ...
"The clarinet concerto has been lost for a long time, although several ads and press reports as well as the review quoted below proved its existence. A few years ago, Dieter Klöcker discovered the printed orchestral parts in the Prague conservatory’s library. The printed solo part is missing, but a handwritten copy of the clarinet part has been found with the material.
The year of composition remains unclear. It is only known that the publisher (Breitkopf & Härtel) started advertising the printed material in 1815. In 1816, the “Allgemeine musikalische Zeitung” (also a Breitkopf & Härtel product) published the following review:
"„The animated spirit, effective instrumentation and general display of artistic skill, that are hallmarks of [Wilms‘] other works, also feature in this concerto. It consist of a short grave introduction and allegro, both in B flat major, in C (i.e. 4/4), with an extensive but not overly difficult solo part, an Adagio in E flat major (in 2/4) allowing the soloist to display the graceful aspects of his instrument, and a Polonaise in B flat major where he can demonstrate technical brilliance, although the thematic material could be more characteristic. The work is scored for strings, one flute, two oboes, two bassoons, two French horns, trumpets and timpani. The accompaniment is not difficult.”"
The article then concludes by reporting the evidence on public performances of the concerto between 1816 and 1821.
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