Alongside the homonymous opera 73 by Robert Schumann, the fantastic pieces by the Danish composer Niels Wilhelm Gade are an essential part of the repertoire of all clarinetists.
Gade, who had lived in Leipzig for a long time and was a close friend of Schumann, made an important contribution to the affirmation of the clarinet as a solo instrument of chamber music with this profoundly romantic 'sister opera' from 1864. The four tracks in the collection can certainly be performed individually and are ideal for teaching.
The publisher and clarinetist Nicolai Pfeffer consulted not only the first German and Danish editions, but also the Copenhagen autograph, thus managing to eliminate some inconsistencies present in the older editions.
Alongside the homonymous opera 73 by Robert Schumann, the fantastic pieces by the Danish composer Niels Wilhelm Gade are an essential part of the repertoire of all clarinetists.
Gade, who had lived in Leipzig for a long time and was a close friend of Schumann, made an important contribution to the affirmation of the clarinet as a solo instrument of chamber music with this profoundly romantic 'sister opera' from 1864. The four tracks in the collection can certainly be performed individually and are ideal for teaching.
The publisher and clarinetist Nicolai Pfeffer consulted not only the first German and Danish editions, but also the Copenhagen autograph, thus managing to eliminate some inconsistencies present in the older editions.