THE RETURN OF THE CLARINETTO D’AMORE

Composer(s): Henri-Joseph de Croes

Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective
Reference: KTC1648
Barcode: 8718011596291
Format: 1 CD
Release date: 2019-10-06
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€ 21,50

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The revival of the Clarinetto d’Amore

The superb court library of the Thurn und Taxis family in Regensburg contains many musical treasures, including the music of the almost forgotten Belgian composer Henri Joseph de Croes. Given that he composed works for the clarinetto d’amore, an instrument that is also practically forgotten, he immediately becomes twice as interesting.

The clarinetto d’amore has today completely disappeared from the concert stage; two replicas of this unusual instrument were therefore made especially for this recording. All of the works by de Croes that are presented on this CD are world premiere recordings. De Croes, however, was no obscure composer who wrote only for this curious instrument; he was a respected musician with an intriguing body of work. In order to provide a balanced overview of his output, we are also presenting examples of his symphonies and concertos here alongside his chamber works.

Henri Joseph de Croes was born in Brussels in 1758 and died in Regensburg in 1842. He was born two years after his illustrious contemporary and colleague Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). Like Mozart, de Croes had a talented musician for a father who had won his spurs as leader of a typical central European court orchestra during the middle years of the 18th century. This father was Henri-Jacques de Croes (1705-1786), who had already become concert master of the court orchestra in Brussels in 1744. Between 1749 and his death in 1786 he worked as Kapellmeister to the court of Prince Charles of Lotharingen, the brother of the emperor who had been appointed as viceroy over the Austrian Netherlands. Henri Joseph de Croes grew up in this environment and was quickly recognised as being a superb violinist.

1. Symphony No. 1 in E-Flat Major: I. Adagio – Allegro
Composer: Henri-Joseph de Croes
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective

2. Symphony No. 1 in E-Flat Major: II. Andantino
Composer: Henri-Joseph de Croes
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective

3. Symphony No. 1 in E-Flat Major: III. Menuetto Allegro
Composer: Henri-Joseph de Croes
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective

4. Symphony No. 1 in E-Flat Major: IV. Rondo Presto
Composer: Henri-Joseph de Croes
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective

5. Bassoon Concerto in C Major: I. Allegro
Composer: Henri-Joseph de Croes
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective, Jane Gower

6. Bassoon Concerto in C Major: II. Andantino
Composer: Henri-Joseph de Croes
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective, Jane Gower

7. Bassoon Concerto in C Major: III. Rondo Allegretto
Composer: Henri-Joseph de Croes
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective, Jane Gower

8. Symphony No. 2 in D Major: I. Adagio – Allegro Molto
Composer: Henri-Joseph de Croes
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective

9. Symphony No. 2 in D Major: II. Andante con Variazione
Composer: Henri-Joseph de Croes
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective

10. Symphony No. 2 in D Major: III. Menuetto
Composer: Henri-Joseph de Croes
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective

11. Symphony No. 2 in D Major: IV. Allegro Molto
Composer: Henri-Joseph de Croes
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective

12. Concertante for Two Clarinetti d’Amore in G Major: I. Allegro
Composer: Anonymous
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective, Lisa Shklyaver, Diederik Ornée

13. Concertante for Two Clarinetti d’Amore in G Major: II. Adagio Romance
Composer: Anonymous
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective, Lisa Shklyaver, Diederik Ornée

14. Concertante for Two Clarinetti d’Amore in G Major: III. Rondo
Composer: Anonymous
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective, Lisa Shklyaver, Diederik Ornée

1. Partias for Two Clarinetti d’Amore: 16-7: Allegretto
Composer: Henri-Joseph de Croes
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective

2. Partias for Two Clarinetti d’Amore: 31-8: Andante
Composer: Henri-Joseph de Croes
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective

3. Partias for Two Clarinetti d’Amore: 28-9: Allegro
Composer: Henri-Joseph de Croes
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective

4. Partias for Two Clarinetti d’Amore: 16-13: Allemande Allegro
Composer: Henri-Joseph de Croes
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective

5. Partias for Two Clarinetti d’Amore: 8-6: Andante
Composer: Henri-Joseph de Croes
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective

6. Partias for Two Clarinetti d’Amore: 29-3: Allegretto
Composer: Henri-Joseph de Croes
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective

7. Partias for Two Clarinetti d’Amore: 28-8: Adagio
Composer: Henri-Joseph de Croes
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective

8. Partias for Two Clarinetti d’Amore: 31-6: Menuetto
Composer: Henri-Joseph de Croes
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective

9. Partias for Two Clarinetti d’Amore: 32-5: Allegretto
Composer: Henri-Joseph de Croes
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective

10. Partias for Two Clarinetti d’Amore: 30-6: Adagio
Composer: Henri-Joseph de Croes
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective

11. Partias for Two Clarinetti d’Amore: 31-1: Allegro
Composer: Henri-Joseph de Croes
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective

12. Partias for Two Clarinetti d’Amore: 8-5: Menuetto
Composer: Henri-Joseph de Croes
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective

13. Partias for Two Clarinetti d’Amore: 31-4: Adagio
Composer: Henri-Joseph de Croes
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective

14. Partias for Two Clarinetti d’Amore: 29-9: Allegro
Composer: Henri-Joseph de Croes
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective

15. Partias for Two Clarinetti d’Amore: 30-1: Adagio-Allegro
Composer: Henri-Joseph de Croes
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective

16. Partias for Two Clarinetti d’Amore: 30-4: Adagio
Composer: Henri-Joseph de Croes
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective

17. Partias for Two Clarinetti d’Amore: 31-9: Allegro
Composer: Henri-Joseph de Croes
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective

18. Partias for Two Clarinetti d’Amore: 32-4: Adagio
Composer: Henri-Joseph de Croes
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective

19. Partias for Two Clarinetti d’Amore: 31-3: Allegro
Composer: Henri-Joseph de Croes
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective

20. Partias for Two Clarinetti d’Amore: 30-3: Allegro
Composer: Henri-Joseph de Croes
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective

21. Partias for Two Clarinetti d’Amore: 8-3: Allegro
Composer: Henri-Joseph de Croes
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective

22. Partias for Two Clarinetti d’Amore: 8-11: Andante
Composer: Henri-Joseph de Croes
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective

23. Partias for Two Clarinetti d’Amore: 16-12: Allegro
Composer: Henri-Joseph de Croes
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective

24. Partias for Two Clarinetti d’Amore: 16-1: Andante-Allegro
Composer: Henri-Joseph de Croes
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective

25. Partias for Two Clarinetti d’Amore: 30-2: Menuetto
Composer: Henri-Joseph de Croes
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective

26. Partias for Two Clarinetti d’Amore: 29-8: Andante
Composer: Henri-Joseph de Croes
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective

27. Partias for Two Clarinetti d’Amore: 8-4: Andante
Composer: Henri-Joseph de Croes
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective

28. Partias for Two Clarinetti d’Amore: 29-10: Menuetto
Composer: Henri-Joseph de Croes
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective

29. Partias for Two Clarinetti d’Amore: 28-8: Adagio
Composer: Henri-Joseph de Croes
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective

30. Partias for Two Clarinetti d’Amore: 8-2: Andante
Composer: Henri-Joseph de Croes
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective

31. Partias for Two Clarinetti d’Amore: 30-8: Allegro
Composer: Henri-Joseph de Croes
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective

32. Partias for Two Clarinetti d’Amore: 32-9: Allegro
Composer: Henri-Joseph de Croes
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective

33. Partias for Two Clarinetti d’Amore: 29-1: Allegro
Composer: Henri-Joseph de Croes
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective

34. Partias for Two Clarinetti d’Amore: 8-9: Scherzo
Composer: Henri-Joseph de Croes
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective

35. Partias for Two Clarinetti d’Amore: 29-12: Allegro
Composer: Henri-Joseph de Croes
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective

36. Partias for Two Clarinetti d’Amore: 30-11: Andantino
Composer: Henri-Joseph de Croes
Artist(s): Vlad Weverbergh, Terra Nova Collective

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The revival of the Clarinetto d’Amore

The superb court library of the Thurn und Taxis family in Regensburg contains many musical treasures, including the music of the almost forgotten Belgian composer Henri Joseph de Croes. Given that he composed works for the clarinetto d’amore, an instrument that is also practically forgotten, he immediately becomes twice as interesting.

The clarinetto d’amore has today completely disappeared from the concert stage; two replicas of this unusual instrument were therefore made especially for this recording. All of the works by de Croes that are presented on this CD are world premiere recordings. De Croes, however, was no obscure composer who wrote only for this curious instrument; he was a respected musician with an intriguing body of work. In order to provide a balanced overview of his output, we are also presenting examples of his symphonies and concertos here alongside his chamber works.

Henri Joseph de Croes was born in Brussels in 1758 and died in Regensburg in 1842. He was born two years after his illustrious contemporary and colleague Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). Like Mozart, de Croes had a talented musician for a father who had won his spurs as leader of a typical central European court orchestra during the middle years of the 18th century. This father was Henri-Jacques de Croes (1705-1786), who had already become concert master of the court orchestra in Brussels in 1744. Between 1749 and his death in 1786 he worked as Kapellmeister to the court of Prince Charles of Lotharingen, the brother of the emperor who had been appointed as viceroy over the Austrian Netherlands. Henri Joseph de Croes grew up in this environment and was quickly recognised as being a superb violinist.