Composer: Carl Philipp Stamitz
Performer: Arthur Campbell, Gregory Maytan, Paul Swantek, Pablo Mahave-Veglia
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Audite
Catalogue: AUDITE92661
Release: 2013
Size: 312 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Clarinet Quartet in E flat major, Op. 19, No. 3
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Andante poco moderato
03. III. Allegretto
Clarinet Quartet in B flat major, Op. 19, No. 2
04. I. Allegro poco moderato
05. II. Andante poco moderato
06. III. Rondo
Clarinet Quartet in E flat major, Op. 19, No. 1
07. I. Allegro
08. II. Largo – III. Allemande
Clarinet Quartet in E flat major, Op. 8, No. 4
09. I. Allegro
10. II. Andante
11. III. Rondo: Allegro
Carl Stamitz’s Clarinet Quartets Op. 8 and Op. 19 are amongst the earliest compositions for clarinet and string trio and document the increasing significance of the clarinet in the second half of the 18th century. These quartets demonstrate Stamitz’s profound understanding of the instrument and also allow an illuminating insight into his idiom. With his sensitive interpretations, Arthur Campbell emphasises the cantabile quality of the clarinet, which dominates all the quartets recorded on this SACD.
Arthur Campbell was born in Canada and studied at the Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, USA, where he was taught by the renowned clarinetist and pedagogue Robert Marcellus. He has won numerous international and national competitions, including the International Clarinet Competition and the National Music Festival of Canada. An internationally sought-after clarinet virtuoso, Arthur Campbell has toured throughout the USA, Canada, Europe and Asia. He regularly presents international master classes at universities, conservatoires and conventions and is professor at the Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids Michigan.