Artists
Jörg Widmann
Clarinet
Mitsuko Uchida
Piano
Program
Johannes Brahms
Sonata for Clarinet (Viola) and Piano in F minor Op. 120/1
Alban Berg
Four Pieces for Clarinet and Piano Op. 5
Jörg Widmann
Fantasy for Solo Clarinet
Franz Schubert
Impromptu in C minor D 899/1
Jörg Widmann
Sonatina facile for Piano
Robert Schumann
Fantasy Pieces for Clarinet and Piano Op. 73
Approximate running time:
1h 30m
with one intermission
Mitsuko Uchida and Jörg Widmann explore joint sources of musical inspiration: works by Schumann, Brahms, and Schubert meet Berg’s Four Pieces for Clarinet and Piano as well as Widmann’s own Fantasy for Solo Clarinet.The program also includes his Sonatina facile, an homage to Mozart’s famous C-major Sonata composed especially for Uchida, one of today’s leading Mozart interpreters.