루돌프 대공[Archduke Rudolf] 작품 모음- Clarinet Trio in B-flat major

Archduke Rudolf

Portrait by Johann Baptist von Lampi,
Vienna Museum

(8 January 1788 – 24 July 1831), was a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, and an Austrian clergyman and noble. He was consecrated as Archbishop of Olomouc (Olmütz) in 1819 and became cardinal in the same year.

Rudolph is known for his patronage of the arts, most notably as sponsor of Ludwig van Beethoven who dedicated several of his works to him. The two became friends, and Rudolph became a supporter and patron of Beethoven; their meetings continued until 1824. Beethoven dedicated 14 compositions to Rudolph, including the Archduke Trio, the Hammerklavier Sonata, the Emperor Concerto

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and the Missa Solemnis. Rudolph, in turn, dedicated one of his own compositions to Beethoven. The letters Beethoven wrote to Rudolph are today kept at the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna.

Schubert and Ferdinand Ries also dedicated works to Rudolf.[Schubert's Piano Sonata No.16 (D.845) and Ries' piano quartet Op.129 in E minor.]

In 1823–24, he was one of the 50 composers who composed a variation on a waltz by Anton Diabelli for Vaterländischer Künstlerverein. In Rudolph's case, the music was published anonymously, as by "S.R.D" (standing for Serenissimus Rudolfus Dux).

He died on 24 July 1831 of a cerebral hemorrhage(뇌출혈) in Baden bei Wien at the age of 43

 

 Clarinet Trio in B-flat major (1813)
For Clarinet, Piano & Cello

00:00 I. Allegro moderato
08:57 II. Scherzo : allegretto
13:49 III. Larghetto

Clarinet : Antony Pay
Piano : Clifford Benson
Cello : Christopher van Kampen

00:00:00 Sonata in B-Flat Major, Unfinished (Allegro)
00:02:59 Variations on a Theme by J. Weigl
00:16:47 Theme and Variations, Arrangement of the Original Incomplete Version for Clarinet and Orchestra
00:19:53 Introduction and Variations on a Theme by J. Weigl
00:31:39 Variations on a Theme by J. Weigl for Clarinet and Two Pianos
00:36:26 Sonata in B-Flat Major, Incomplete: I. Andante – Allegro
00:46:01 Sonata in B-Flat Major, Incomplete: II. Andante
00:50:32 Six Dances for Solo Clarinet: Dance No. 1 in E-Flat Major
00:51:19 Six Dances for Solo Clarinet: Dance No. 2 in E-Flat Major
00:52:08 Six Dances for Solo Clarinet: Dance No. 3 in E-Flat Major
00:52:55 Six Dances for Solo Clarinet: Dance No. 4 in B-Flat Major
00:53:41 Six Dances for Solo Clarinet: Dance No. 5 in F Major
00:54:26 Six Dances for Solo Clarinet: Dance No. 6 in F Major
00:55:13 Adagio and Polacca, Op. Posth.

 

The influence of the great composer on his friend and protégé is palpable in the charming works collected here, many of which have been reconstructed from surviving fragments following meticulous research by the artists. There are several works comprising variations on themes and operatic arias by Joseph Weigl, who was an eminent composer at the Viennese court at the time – Beethoven also used a theme from one of Weigl’s operas in his Op.11 Clarinet Trio. Also featured are some delightfully elegant waltzes, a lyrical Andante and brilliant (albeit incomplete) Polacca, and a set of variations – also on a theme by Weigl – for the unique combination of clarinet and two pianos.

Archduke Rudolph’s clarinet works are performed here by award-winning clarinettist Luigi Magistrelli, who has won golden opinions for his ‘warm and fluid tone’ and ‘excellent sense of phrasing’ (American Record Guide).