Clarinet Quintet (Weber)

The Clarinet Quintet in B Major, Op. 34, is a clarinet quintet that was composed by Carl Maria von Weber from 1811 to 1815. Like with most of Weber's other clarinet compositions, the quintet was written for the German clarinet virtuoso Heinrich Baermann.

Structure

The quintet is written in four movements. A typical performance lasts between 25 and 30 minutes.

  1. Allegro
  2. Fantasia
  3. Menuetto, capriccio presto
  4. Rondo, allegro giocoso
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