{"product_id":"spath-galatea-quartet-kolly-clarinet-piano-string-quart","title":"Spath \/ Galatea-Quartet \/ Kolly- Clarinet \u0026 Piano \u0026 String Quart (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAndreas Späth was a clarinetist, a violinist, an organist, and a voice teacher as well as the city music director in Neuchâtel, the concertmaster of the Ducal Court Orchestra in Coburg, and an honorary member of the Swiss Music Society. His death at the ripe old age of eighty-five in 1876 marked the end of an active and richly varied musician's life - so that it is hardly surprising that he wrote more than 150 compositions for a wide range of genres. Rita Karin Meier has explored Späth's works for clarinet, his early main instrument, and teams up with the Galatea Quartet and Karl-Andreas Kolly for a long-overdue tribute to this composer who is entirely forgotten today. The Nocturnes, the three Melodies, and the Elegy also very much reflect the character of romantic composition. The title of the last work in particular might mislead today's listeners. Anything but melancholy and sorrowful, it tends more to the free form of a fantastic character piece and includes spirited polonaises. There is also more to the Melodies than the title might suggest; they are concertante duets elaborated with fine art. Meier, the principal clarinetist at the Zurich Opera, and Kolly present these works with wit and charm- in what is a highly rewarding discovery!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction ; Variations Op. 133, on Weber's favorite Romance from Preciosa for clarinet and string quartet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree Nocturnes Op. 175 for clarinet and piano~No. 1: Recitativo - Andante\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree Nocturnes Op. 175 for clarinet and piano~No. 2: Adagio e con molto espressione\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree Nocturnes Op. 175 for clarinet and piano~No. 3: Adagio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFantaisie on an aria by Mozart Op. 119 for clarinet and piano\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElegie Op. 178 for clarinet and piano\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree Melodies Op. 196 for clarinet and piano~No. 1: Andante moderato\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree Melodies Op. 196 for clarinet and piano~No. 2: Poco Adagio e con molto espressione\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree Melodies Op. 196 for clarinet and piano~No. 3: Non troppo Allegro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVariations Op. 69 for clarinet and string quartet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Alliance - BT","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46983688061149,"sku":"760623211961","price":172.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/1056\/6043\/files\/3914380.jpg?v=1762925884","url":"https:\/\/darksiderecords.myshopify.com\/zh-cn\/products\/spath-galatea-quartet-kolly-clarinet-piano-string-quart","provider":"Darkside Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}