Konzert in Eb op.23
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Product ID: YSC Con 205
By Heinrich Joseph Bärmann
Publisher:
Schott Edition
Series:
Concertino
Line Up:
String Orchestra (Solo: Clarinet)
Full Score
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Composer
Heinrich Joseph Bärmann
Heinrich Joseph Baermann (also spelled Bärmann) (February 14, 1784, Potsdam, Germany – June 11, 1847, Munich, Germany) was a clarinet virtuoso of the Romantic era who is generally considered as being not only an outstanding performer of his time, but highly influential in the creation of several composers' compositions.
Parallel to Baermann's rise, the clarinet was undergoing a series of developments in key construction and embouchure that allowed greater agility and flexibility in playing. It was becoming custom to now play with the reed on the bottom lip, as is done today, as opposed to the top lip as had been the previous prevailing style. Baermann was an exponent of this new style of playing, and possessed a modern instrument made by Griesling & Schlott which allowed him to play chromatic passages with far greater ease than traditional 5-keyed instruments. He is said to have had a great dynamic range.
Not unlike other virtuosi at the time, Baermann tried his hand fairly successfully at composing for his instrument as can be heard on the recording by Dieter Klöcker on the ORFEO music label. Among other works, he wrote an Adagio for Clarinet and Strings in D-flat, which was long misattributed to Richard Wagner.
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