You might not have heard of clarinetist Mark van de Wiel. I predict, however, that you will love his playing…
In this recording, Mark van de Wiel joins the Philharmonia Orchestra under Christopher Warren-Green in the premiere recording of Joseph Phibbs’ Clarinet Concerto, praised by The Sunday Times as a work “that will surely be performed all over the world.”
Following a long friendship between composer and soloist, Phibbs and van de Wiel collaborated to create this virtuosic new work for the clarinet and orchestra, which features a thrilling cadenza at the end of the first movement.
It is paired with a wonderful live concert recording of Mozart’s timeless Concerto for Basset Clarinet in A Major, K. 622, performed with the London Chamber Orchestra.
Here is the final movement of the Mozart Clarinet Concerto from this recording:
