Mozart Clarinet Quintet KV581 & Fragment Henle Urtext Parts

Mozart Clarinet Quintet KV581 & Fragment Henle Urtext Parts

Ever since Mozart encountered the clarinet in Mannheim in 1778 he loved the instrument's warm and expressive tone. His friendship with Anton Stadler, the clarinetist in the Royal-Imperial Court Orchestra in Vienna, prompted him to compose not only the Clarinet Concerto (K. 622) but also this “Quintet of Quintets", which was written two years before his death.

Like almost all his works for the clarinet, this Quintet was probably intended originally for the basset clarinet. However, it survives only in two posthumous prints, both of which call for a standard clarinet. These prints form the basis of this edition. As an added bonus, the appendix contains a fragmentary Allegro in B flat­ major for the same combination of instruments.

Also from Henle: Study score

Alternatively, Barenreiter: Set of parts, Study score

Or, Peters Set of parts

Or Dover Full score

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I. Allegro
II. Larghetto
III. Menuetto
IV. Allegretto con variazioni