Ave Verum Corpus, motet for chorus, strings & organ, K. 618

From Agnus Dei: Music of Inner Harmony: The Choir of New College Oxford (1997)
Released by Erato






Mozart: Ave Verum Corpus

Beautiful and serene, the experience of listening to this is like coming down from heaven. I heard it once in a small chapel in Venice, sung by children, and it was divine.

Richard Stoltzman, clarinet

Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A
K581 Allegro

From Richard Stoltzman – The Essential Clarinet (1999)
Released by BMG






Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A

This piece gives me a feeling of bien être, full of tenderness and contentment. This is pure joy and happiness.

Richard Stoltzman, clarinet and conductor

 
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A, K.622
English Chamber Orchestra

From Richard Stoltzman – The Essential Clarinet (1999)
Released by BMG
 
Written in 1791 for the clarinetist Anton Stadler, this is one of Mozart’s final completed works before his death in December 1791.

The concerto has been chosen as the first My Music piece for its kaleidoscopic colours of life.



Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A (mov. I)

Allegro: Dawn, the beginning of the day. I feel hope, joy and energy.

Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A (mov. II)

Adagio: This movement brings love, tenderness, peace, nature and all the beauty of mankind.

Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A (mov. III)

Ronda: This, the last movement, is so cheerful that, for me, it is simply a celebration of life.