Concerto for Clarinet, Viola, and Orchestra

The Concerto for Clarinet, Viola, and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 88, by Max Bruch was composed in 1911 for his son, Max Felix Bruch, and received its first performance in 1912, with Willy Hess (viola) and Max Felix Bruch (clarinet) as the soloists. It consists of three movements:

Andante con moto
Allegro moderato
Allegro molto

A typical performance lasts approximately 20 minutes.

The work is sometimes arranged and performed as a concerto for violin and viola.

Recordings

Bruch: Concerto for Clarinet, Viola, and Orchestra; Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano; Schumann: Märchenerzählungen / Tomasso Placidi (cond.), Steven Kanoff, Paul Coletti, Hanover Radio Philharmonic / 2005 / Asv Living Era
The Clarinet in Concert / Alun Francis (cond.), Thea King, Nobuko Imai, London Symphony Orchestra / 1997 / Hyperion
Bruch: Works for Clarinet and Viola; Concerto for Clarinet, Viola and Orchestra in E Minor; Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Viola and Piano; Romance for Viola and orchestra in F Major / Paul Meyer, Gérard Caussé, François-René Duchâble (piano), Kent Nagano (cond.) / 1988-1989/ Apex
In the Borderland of Romanticism / Mats Liljefors (cond.), Dimitri Ashkenazy, Anton Kholodenko, The Baltic Symphony Orchestra / 1996 / Artemis

References

http://www.wooster.edu/music/twood/bruchcatalog.html#88

External links

Bruch Double Concerto in E minor: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project

Concertos by Max Bruch

Violin concertos	No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 No. 2 in D minor, Op. 44 No. 3 in D minor, Op. 58

Other concertos	Concerto for Clarinet, Viola, and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 88 Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra in A-flat minor, Op. 88a

Other works for violin and orchestra	Romance in A minor, Op. 42 Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46 Adagio appassionato, Op. 57 In Memoriam, Op. 65 Serenade in A minor, Op. 75 Konzertstück in F-sharp minor, Op. 84

Works for cello and orchestra	Kol Nidrei, Op. 47 Canzone, Op. 55 Adagio on Celtic Themes, Op. 56 Ave Maria, Op. 61

Works for viola and orchestra	Romance in F major, Op. 85

List of compositions by Max Bruch

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