Clarinet Quintet in A (K.581) arranged for Clarinet in B-flat & Piano

Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A (K.581) arranged for Clarinet in B-flat & Piano
Grande Sonate

In the 25 years following Mozart’s death an enormous amount of his music was arranged and adapted for the insatiable appetite of the European musical public.  Nearly every major work was arranged for piano duet, even some of the operas were arranged for string quartet or other chamber scoring.

Our editions turn back time and offer us an insight into performance practice of the early 19th century - music meant to be played!

Here we present the highly popular Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet K.581 in an anonymous arrangement from 1809 for Clarinet (or Violin) and Piano.  The “Grande Sonate” for Clarinet (or Violin) and Piano, published by Artaria, is an early arrangement of a Mozart work of which no autograph exists.

The editor, Christopher Hogwood, weaves together the patchwork of sources for the quintet, justifying this arrangement for clarinet and piano as a serious source for the work.

- Mozart masterpieces in contemporary arrangements

- “Grande Sonate” in versions for clarinet in A (BA9162) and B-flat (BA9163)

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- Bärenreiter quality with detailed preface and critical report