Harmonie

Harmonie

Chamber music for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and horn by Mozart, Reicha, and Krommer reflect shifting aesthetic values, experimental technologies, and newfound virtuosity.
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About the Episode

When it comes to understanding what music of the past may have sounded like, original instruments can sometimes be our best teachers. Host Debra Nagy draws from “her rolodex of superb musicians” for this episode that puts special focus on woodwinds in the Classical era. Chamber music for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and horn by Mozart, Reicha, Krommer, and others reflect shifting aesthetic values, experimental technologies, and newfound virtuosity. 

Episode Credits

Debra Nagy, host & executive producer
Shelby Yamin, associate producer
Hannah De Priest, podcast producer

Episode Guests

Marie Ross

Clarinet

Stephen Schultz

flute

Todd Williams

horn

Marc Vallon

bassoon

Resources

Check back for links to related websites and recordings!

Sponsors

SEASON UNDERWRITERS
Joe Sopko & Elizabeth Macintyre
Greg Nosan & Brandon Ruud
David Porter & Margaret Poutasse
Bonnie Baker

EPISODE SPONSORS
Astri Seidenfeld

REMOTE ARTIST SPONSORS
Sarah Steiner

Music

Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 104, arranged by Johann Peter Salomon

Franz Krommer:Quartet no. 2 for oboe and strings
Andante

Johann Georg Lickl: Cassazione for oboe, clarinet, horn, and bassoon
Adagio

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581
Adagio (excerpt)

Anton Reicha: Quintet for Winds in Eb, Op. 88 no. 2
Menuetto and Trio; Finale