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The distinguished body of work by Bernhard Henrik Crusell features many compositions for his instrument, the clarinet. His works, which he submitted to much self-criticism, display a great variety of forms, harmonies and melodic invention, and soar above the virtuoso gebrauchsmusik of his contemporaries. His three outstanding clarinet concerti (op. 1 in E-flat major, op. 5 in f minor and op. 11 in B-flat major) are again part of the main repertoire. Other noteworthy works are the 'Introduction et air suédois varié' op.12, the Sinfonia concertante in B-flat major op.3 for clarinet, horn, bassoon and orchestra and the three Duos op.6, indispensable pieces for every clarinettist. The three quartets for clarinet and strings (op.2 in E-flat major, op.4 in c minor and op.7 in D major) and the Divertimento in C major op.9 for oboe and string quartet are further masterpieces of the genre. Our present Trio is thought to date from 1814. We know of a performance in March of that year. The Trio has no opus number. The work's charming scoring is entirely in the spirit of the 'late' rococo Divertimento, both playful and virtuosic. The 16-page score is kept in the Statens music bibliotek (formerly Musikaliska Akademiens bibliotek) in Stockholm. It is titled 'Concert=Trio / för / Clarinett, Waldhorn / & / Fagott / af Bernh: Crusell / J.G.Kjellberg [copyist].' A separate set of parts refers to it as a 'Pot Pourri pour Clarinette Cor et Basson', while the separate title is again 'Trio'. The copy of the parts probably predates that of the score, as the latter concludes with 'Den 14 Dec 1870. J. G. Kjellberg'. Textually, score and parts match. Bernhard Henrik Crusell was born on 15 October 1775 in Uusikaupunki, Finland, the son of an impoverished bookbinder. Despite his early love of music, he was denied a scholastic and musical education. He learnt to play the clarinet in the home of regimental clarinettist Westerberg. In 1788, two patrons enabled him to join a military band. In 1791, he followed Major Olof von Wallenstjerna to Stockholm where, not yet seventeen, the highly gifted boy was asked to conduct the music corps. In 1793, the famous Abbé G. J. Vogler, active as court conductor in Stockholm, appointed him first clarinettist in the court orchestra. A study trip to Berlin in 1798 enabled him to perfect his clarinet playing with the great Franz Tausch. This was followed in 1803 by composition lessons with Fr.J. Gossec and H.M. Berton in Paris. After 1808, he rose to assistant capellmeister of the Swedish court orchestra. In 1818, Crusell was appointed music director of the music corps of both royal regiments. He held this post for the rest of his life. He died in Stockholm on 28 July 1838.
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