for clarinet and orchestra
Scoring2(II=picc).2.corA.2.bcl.2(II=dbn)-4.3(III=picc.tr).3.1-timp.perc(2):I=vib/glsp/mark tree/tgl/sm.Chin.cym/
2susp.cym(sm,med/lg)/tam-t(med)/tpl.bl/bongos/BD/thai gong in E; II=marimba/crot/bell tree/
med Chin.cym/2susp.cym(med,lg)/tam-t(lg)/Thai gong in F-harp-pft(=cel)-strings
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World Premiere9/14/2002
Finlandia Hall, Helsinki
Kari Kriikku, clarinet / Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra / Jukka-Pekka Saraste
Press Quotes Deutsch"Magnus Lindberg's
Clarinet Concerto has enjoyed phenomenal success since its 2002 premiere, and rightly so. A marvellous vehicle for the amazing virtuosity of clarinettist Kari Kriikku...indubitably contemporary in language yet sensuosly easy (tuneful, even) on the ear."
BBC Music Magazine
"A perfect concerto, perfectly performed ...if there's any justice it will soon be as oft-performed as Mozart's concerto."
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