Musica Viva Australia – Mozart's Clarinet
Presented by Musica Viva Australia
Details
The Spirit of Invention.
Vienna, 1785. Johann Friedrich Schink is blown away by a new work featuring the clarinet and basset horn. ‘Oh, what a glorious effect it made – glorious and great, excellent and sublime!’ he writes of Mozart’s Serenade ‘Gran Partita’.
Eighteenth-century Vienna was alive with musical inventions. The clarinet, basset horn, and fortepiano were expanding the possibilities for composers like Mozart and the young Ludwig van Beethoven.
Performers and early music scholars Nicola Boud, Simon Cobcroft, and Erin Helyard bring their infectious enthusiasm for 18th-century innovation to the much-loved chamber music of these trailblazing composers.
Travel back to the future with three dynamic artists to hear these glorious works as if for the first time.
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Artists
Nicola Boud historical clarinets
Simon Cobcroft cello
Erin Helyard fortepiano
Program
Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata for Fortepiano and Basset Horn, Op.17 (arr. Friedlowsky)
12 Variations on ‘Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen’ from The Magic Flute
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Trio in E-flat, K.498 ‘Kegelstatt’
Ludwig van Beethoven
Aria con Variazioni from Three Duos, WoO 27
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata in C, K.545
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Trio in B-flat, Op.11 ‘Gassenhauer’
Series
This production is part of the following series:
Musica Viva Australia 2025
Venue
Booking Information
Tuesday 22 July 2025 7pm
Duration: 2 hours (incl. interval) Please note, running times are approximate and subject to change.
Tickets
2025 Package available via the Musica Viva Australia website. Single tickets will be available from Wednesday 6 November.