Mendelssohn, ed. Heidlberger - Concert Pieces, Ops. 113 and 114 - Clarinet, Basset Horn (or Clarinet), and Piano

Clarinet, Basset Horn (or Clarinet), and Piano

• Publisher: G. Henle Verlag
• Composer: Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
• Editor: Frank Heidlberger
• Format: Softcover
• Length: 65 p.

“Favourite dish in exchange for favourite music” – this perfectly summarizes the genesis of the Konzertstücke. When the clarinettist Heinrich Joseph Baermann and his son Carl, who also played the basset horn, stopped to pay a visit to Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy in 1832, they came to a most curious agreement: they promised their composer friend a generous portion of “Dampfnudeln” (steamed dumplings) and “Rahmstrudel” (sweet-cheese strudel) that Mendelssohn was mad about, if he were to write a piece for them which they could use on their concert tours. The Konzertstück in f minor that originated in this fashion was followed shortly afterwards by a second one in d minor. Both are extremely effective works which wonderfully bring out the unique sound and performance technique of the two instruments from the clarinet family.