Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 74

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Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 74 is a Romantic-era concerto for clarinet and orchestra by Carl Maria von Weber, celebrated for its virtuosic solo writing and lyrical expressiveness.

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instanceOf clarinet concerto
concerto
catalogueNumber J. 118
composer Carl Maria von Weber
compositionYear 1811
countryOfOrigin Germany
dedicatedTo Heinrich Baermann
era early Romantic period
firstMovementForm sonata form
firstMovementTempo Allegro
genre Romantic music
hasElement cadenza-like passages for solo clarinet
orchestral tuttis contrasting with solo passages
historicalContext written for a leading early 19th-century clarinet virtuoso
influencedBy Classical concerto tradition
key E-flat major
languageOfTitle German
movementCount 3
notableFeature brilliant polonaise finale
extensive use of clarinet altissimo register
operatic-style melodies
numberInSeries 2
opusNumber Op. 74
orchestration horns
pairs of woodwinds
solo clarinet
strings
timpani
trumpets
period Romantic era
placeOfComposition Munich
publisher Breitkopf & Härtel
recordedBy numerous 20th- and 21st-century clarinetists
relatedWork Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 73
scoredFor clarinet and orchestra
secondMovementTempo Romanze
soloInstrument clarinet
styleCharacteristic lyrical expressiveness
virtuosic solo writing
thirdMovementTempo Alla polacca
titleInGerman Klarinettenkonzert Nr. 2 Es-Dur, Op. 74
typicalPerformanceDuration about 25 minutes
typicalUsage concert repertoire for clarinet soloists
workSeries Weber clarinet concertos
writtenFor Heinrich Baermann

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Carl Maria von Weber notableWork Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 74
Carl Maria von Weber notableWork Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 74
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Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 73 followedBy Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 74
Bassoon Concerto in F major, Op. 75 relatedWorkByComposer Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 74
Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 74 titleInGerman Klarinettenkonzert Nr. 2 Es-Dur, Op. 74
linked to: Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 74