Search - Carl Maria von Weber, Herbert Blomstedt, Jörg Faerber :: Weber: Clarinet Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Concertino; Clarinet Quintet

Meyer's Recordings are the Best!

Ashley Lievense | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 03/13/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I am a clarinet student at the CSULB College of the Arts and was referred to this recording by my private clarinet instructor. Meyer's interpretation and execution of the Weber Clarinet Concertos, Concertinos and Quintet are, by far, the most musical and advanced performances I have ever heard. Meyer's sheer technique is something to marvel at. Although she plays in the German school and performs on a German set-up, it gives those who plan to perform this piece a fabulous rendition to emulate. I couldn't be happier with this purchase, and though it is one of the more expensive recordings of the Weber Concertos, it is worth EVERY PENNY. An invaluable addition to any musical recording library."

Sabine Meyer - Best clarinetist alive

A music fan | 06/18/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"She has evrything, extrordinary technique, fabulous intonation, inovative musical ideas that are all her own, and a beautiful, clear, clean, german tone that we all seem to strive for. What more could you ask for?



I saw her perform Mozart's clarinet quintet with the tokyo string quartet last Januery. The performance was unparalled. There was not one squeake, crack, or flaw in the technique, the interpratation was very fresh and new, and the exitment and spontaneity was never lost, even in the most carefully planed out passages.



This CD of Weber's clarinet works is absolutly definitive. These peices are performed so often nowadays that it is hard to give an original interpretation. Most recent recordings sound dry, over practiced, and cautious to the point where one recording sounds hardly different from the next.



The case is quite the contrary with this recording. Ms. Meyer makes each one of these warhorses sound so fresh and vital. The fast movements are played with much flare, drama, and enthusiasm. She tends to rush the ends passages before an orchestral tutti, but the effect just adds to the exicitment, you get the feeling of listening in a live performance. After all, there is nothing in the music that says not to rush, and each one is entitled to his own interpretation. In the slower movments she takes time to showcase her silvery tone and lyrical playing. The second movment of the the second concerto is *sung* as if it were from one of Weber's operas.



This recording belongs in every music lover's library. Very rarely do you hear a soloist play on the level of Ms. Meyer."

Stunningly Beautiful Performance and Recording

Robert R. Mendenhall | Keene, TX USA | 04/01/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"One of EMI's collection of "Great Recordings of the Century," this CD is truly outstanding. Herbert Blomstedt and the Staatskapelle Dresden are at peak form here, and clarinetist Sabine Meyer provides stunning interpretations of Carl Maria von Weber's Clarinet Concertos 1 and 2, as well as the Concertino in E flat and Clarinet Quintet in B flat, on this simply beautiful CD. One can't go wrong with Meyer in any of her work, but this is one of her finest recordings."