[JPL] Alvin Batiste Question

[Jim Wilke]

Jae, FYI

Actually, Mozart did write a clarinet concerto and it's fairly well 
known - although it's in A, not Bb.   It was composed in the last few 
months of his life for Viennese clarinetist Anton Stadler, who 
premiered it.   Today's instrument is quite different from the one 
Stadler used in 1791 and the transcription used for the modern clarinet 
dates from about ten years later.   This is "The Mozart Clarinet 
Concerto" and it has had quite a few few recordings.

Jim Wilke
(former classical music programmer, KING-FM)


On Monday, May 7, 2007, at 04:07  PM, Jae Sinnett wrote:
>
> It was noted that while in high school Alvin Batiste was a "guest 
> soloist" on Mozart's "Concerto in Bb" with the New Orleans 
> Philharmonic. He was the first black that had such an honor - which 
> got him the nickname of "Mozot." Considering that Mozart didn't write 
> a Clarinet concerto in Bb that I'm aware of would anyone know what 
> actual Concerto this was? He wrote one interestingly enough for 
> bassoon (Could have been transposed but my guess it's highly unlikely 
> in this case) and a couple piano concertos and smaller works in the 
> key but none for his instrument. Thanks for any help with this.
>
>   Jae Sinnett
>