Kammerkonzert (Hartmann)

Kammerkonzert
by Karl Amadeus Hartmann
Composed	1930 (1930), 1935
Dedication	memory of Zoltán Kodály
Performed	17 June 1969 (1969-06-17)
Movements	3

Kammerkonzert is a chamber concerto for clarinet, string quartet and string orchestra by Karl Amadeus Hartmann, composed in 1930 and 1935.

History

Hartmann was inspired by Zoltán Kodály and wrote the piece to honour him. He composed in 1930 the movements that would become the second and third. He wrote the first movement in 1935, although the Nazis had banned performances of his works in the beginning 1930s.

The world premiere was given by clarinetist Hans Rudolf Stalder and the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, conducted by Rudolf Kempe, at the Tonhalle Zürich on 17 June 1969. It was first recorded by clarinetist Paul Meyer with the Münchener Kammerorchester conducted by Christoph Poppen.

Music

Hartmann scored the work for clarinet, string quartet and string orchestra. Kammerkonzert is structured in three movements.

1. Introduction
2. Dance – Variation
3. Fantasia

Hungarian elements feature in the work, such as lively dance variations in the second movement and free passages reminiscent of "gypsy music" in the third movement. In the Introduction sound textures are finely woven.

Recordings

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External links

• Chamber Concerto (Hartmann, Karl Amadeus): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
• K. A. Hartmann: Kammerkonzert / Pablo Barragán, István Vardai, Liszt Chamber Orchestra (2nd movement, 2024) on YouTube