Clarinet Chamber Music
Allegro --- Larghetto --- Menuetto --- Allegretto con variazioni
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-91), Austrian | Quality: 9 |
| Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K.581 | Difficulty: 9.5 |
| 1789 | 34:00 |
| Kalmus | Clarinet & String Quartet |
Description
 | Inspired by Anton Stadler |
| Originally written for basset clarinet |
| Cadenza from second movement often used in movement II of his Concerto |
| Classical style: forms, little chromaticism, precise rhythms, little rubato, scales and arpeggios |
Necessary Qualities
| Maturity |
| Musicality |
| Steady tempo and a good sense of rhythm |
| Pristine sound |
Pedagogical Suggestions
| Make sure to play all the way through for endurance |
| Listen to lots of Mozart and other Classical-era pieces |
Recommended Recordings
| C. Neidich with the L'Archibudelli Quartet; Mozart: Chamber Music With Clarinet; Sony |
| A. Pay with the Academy of St. Martin-In-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble; Mozart: Clarinet Quintet, Horn Quintet, Oboe Quartet; Philips |
| D. Shifrin with Chamber Music Northwest; Mozart:b Clarinet Concert; Clarinet Quintet; Delos (on bassett clarinet) |
| D. Shifrin with the Emerson String Quartet; Mozart, Brahms: Clarinet Quintets; Deutsche Grammophon |
| R. Stoltzman with the Tokyo String Quartet (P. Oundjian and K. Ikeda-violins, K. Isomura, viola, and S. Harada, 'cello); The Essential Clarinet; RCA Victor |