Mozart
Quatuors et quintette avec clarinette
Two transcriptions of the Sonatas for Piano and Violin K378 and 380 accompany Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet. With the Quatuor Manfred and Florent Héau.
Program
- Quintette avec clarinette K 581 en la majeur
- Quatuor avec clarinette K 380 en mi bémol majeur, transcription de la sonate pour violon et piano
- Quatuor avec clarinette K 378 en si bémol majeur, transcription de la sonate pour violon et piano
With
Florent Héau, clarinet
Quatuor Manfred
Editions Zig-Zag Territoires
Distribution Harmonia Mundi / Outhere France (2019)
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Press
Diapason
Mozart dialogues with the Gods.
Jean Cabourg
La Croix
This version seems to flow from the source. The relationship between timbre and dynamics, the ductile line, the mood swings and surges of sadness. All of Mozart’s artistry is present.
ConcertoNet
Without any one supplanting another, the musicians, especially inspired, share a fuss-free exchange whose energy is judiciously channeled and expressiveness admirably maintained.
Sébastien Foucart
Sunday Times
The superb performances elevate the disc above curiosity status.
Res Musica
The Quatuor Manfred here offers a savvy stylistic approach, collective energy, and immense subtlety.
Alexandra Diaconu
Valeurs actuelles
What an interpretation! The clarinet’s luminosity and timbre, and the strings’ superb articulation and textural clarity, are indisputably the strong points.
Pascal Brissaud
The Classical Music Network
The result constantly advances on the summits. Added to this is the alchemy worked by the Quatuor Manfred, a guarantee of a spirited reading, radiant and served in utter simplicity. Without any one supplanting another, the musicians, especially inspired, share a fuss-free exchange whose energy is judiciously channeled and expressiveness admirably maintained. The melodic inventions of this late masterpiece are thus revealed in full.
Sébastien Foucart