Barragán, Wildschut, La Marca en Ioniță in Mozarts Klarinetkwartet

Barragán, Wildschut, La Marca and Ioniță

'Subtle virtuosity', 'an extremely sensitive clarinet whisperer', and 'one of the most interesting soloists of his generation' are just a few press quotes about the internationally acclaimed clarinetist Pablo Barragán. The Spaniard, who feels at home in both solo concertos and chamber music, performs this evening in the Kleine Zaal with violinist Noa Wildschut, violist Adrien La Marca, and cellist Andrei Ioniță. The program they present is anything but ordinary: alongside the two clarinet quartets, the string players perform the rarely performed String Trio by Gideon Klein, a piece that conveys both musical power and human emotion. You will also hear Pablo Barragán and Adrien La Marca in Prelude, Allegro and Pastorale by Rebecca Clarke.

A Clarinet Quartet by Mozart

'I never thought that a clarinet could approximate the human voice as you did. Your instrument has such a soft and beautiful tone that no one can resist it,' wrote Mozart to his fellow Freemason, the famous Viennese clarinet virtuoso Anton Stadler. We owe two immortal masterpieces to their friendship: the Clarinet Concerto and the Clarinet Quintet . Another work in which the clarinet plays a leading role, and which is on this evening's program, is the Clarinet Quartet . However, that piece never flowed from Mozart's pen in that capacity, but is an arrangement of a sonata for violin and piano by Mozart's contemporary Johann Anton André. Mozart was fond of the clarinet, and would certainly have nodded approvingly after hearing this delightful arrangement.