MOZART Concerto for clarinet in A KV622 Rondo Vlad Weverbergh Terra Nova Collective AMUZ LIVE 2018

MOZART: The Last Concerto LIVE at AMUZ Antwerp Performed on period instruments. Vlad Weverbergh & Terra Nova Collective Much has been written and published about the historical context of Mozart’s concerto for basset clarinet and orchestra (KV 622) over the last decades, by C. Lawson, A. Rice, P. Poulin, P. Weston, N. Shackleton, G. Dazely, J. Kratochvil, D. Etteridge and amongst others. We can summarise the events that led to its composition as follows: Mozart had become friends with the Viennese clarinettist Anton Stadler (1753- 1812) during his time in Vienna; this friendship resulted in several splendid works for the instrument. There was a great deal of music that was composed for the clarinet during the 18th century, although no other composer under- stood the instrument as well as Mozart. Now, some 250 years later, these incomparable works are still amongst the finest ever composed for the clarinet. In this context we should also mention Theodor Lotz (1747-1792), the instrument maker to