Basset Clarinets | 18th Century

Basset Clarinets | 18th Century

This is the clarinet for which Mozart wrote his famous Clarinet Concerto. The basset clarinet, with its extended range down to low C, allows performers to capture the rich, deep tones that Mozart intended. Perfect for musicians seeking to bring Mozart’s masterpiece to life in its true form.

In 1992, American scholar Pamela Poulin discovered concert programs in Riga featuring Anton Stadler, Mozart's favourite clarinetist. Stadler performed there in 1794, and these programs, for the first time, depicted the actual design of Stadler’s "bass-clarinet," an instrument that extended the normal range of the clarinet downwards by four semitones.

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Basset Clarinet in A (La) Theodor Lotz 1746–1792

Basset Clarinet in A (La) Theodor Lotz 1746–1792

This basset clarinet in A was the instrument Mozart originally had in mind when Mozart wrote the fam..

$2,200.00

Basset Clarinet in B-flat (Sib) Theodor Lotz 1746–1792

Basset Clarinet in B-flat (Sib) Theodor Lotz 1746–1792

This basset clarinet in Bb offers a unique and extended range down to low C, making it an excellent ..

$2,500.00

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