Mozart | Clarinet quintet K581 in A major - Armida Quartet, Sabine Meyer 

00:00 Allegro 09:03 Larghetto 14:50 Menuetto - Trio I - Trio II 21:41 Allegretto con variazioni

a day without Mozart is like a day without sunshine.

Yo whoever was the audio engineer better get a raise; this was insanely well balanced! Rare to hear that!

A kernel of K 622 in almost every line. I’m amazed at the amount of beauty a person can possess, the extra ordinarily joyful atmosphere one can ever create and the love …. ah the love, only Mozart can show us how to caress and appreciate the tenderness that is in all of us.

She has the perfect sound. Not too dark, not too bright. Excellent.

Mozart è stato un regalo TROPPO GRANDE da parte di Dio, TROPPO, TROPPO GRANDE!!!!!

Yay! A clarinet! Thanks from an old woodwind guy.

High marks to the sound engineering here as well as to the ensemble. Incredibly clear and well balanced.

What a wonderful performance. Sabine's playing is exquisite.

Thanks to Sabine Meyer and the quartet musicians. Bravo! 😀💜🙏👏Wie toll die Geige klingt!💓

We may speak different languages, but music is a language we all understand

This quintet is so beautiful and the players play it so beautifully that it brings tears to my eyes. They are wonderful and, of course, Mozart's genius is so marvelous. Thank you for presenting this.

Sabine Meyer avait été recusée par le philharmonique de Berlin, au prétexte c était une femme, et ce,malgré le choix de Karayan. Malgré cet échec, Sabine a entrepris et réussi ,avec succès, une carrière de soliste internationale. Bonne écoute. Jacques.

Larghetto was the meditation music at my 1st wedding and the Menuetto was the processional for the Bridesmaids, the Bible boy and Flower girls. ❤ The music is so light and airy, made the antics of the children that much more amusing 😄.

Unsere Ferienhunde im Familienanschluss genießen immer wieder Mozart und können sich so friedlich entspannen.

this performance is nothing less than sublime. Emotional, technically perfect, and the intonation and dynamic control of all five musicians is spectacular. It is not only the best performance of this work I have ever heard, it is one of the best performances of any work of chamber music I have ever heard. Bravo!

What a wonderful way to spend a cold winter's morning just listening to perfection.

Wow. If I was an 18th century nobleman, I would hire you guys in a heartbeat. Bravo!

If this is the garden of heaven, I very much want to be there.

Восхитительно! Какая нежность! ✨💖😍💖✨

I discovered this gem as a student 38 years ago and have never ceased to love it. Mozart can really make that clarinet express so many emotional tones, ranging from pensive reflection, to joyous delight. Wonderful musicians here, and crisp recording.

Über so viele Jahre auf diesem beglückenden Niveau - Sensationell!

Fantastisch om dit op zo'n zachte winter/ voorjaarsdag als vandaag 7 februari te kunnen horen èn zien.

Sabine est certainement une des Meyer...C'est à son écoute en concert que je suis tombé amoureux de la Clarinette, instrument unique et difficile mais polyvalent au possible, Classique, pop, Jazz et plus encore. Bravo à tout l'orchestre!

An absolute Joy, One of the Greatest pieces of Chamber Music ever written. Written for a friend but a gift to us all. Played so beautifully

Sabine Meyer !!! Elle a bien fait de quitter les Berliner, où Karajan eut un mal fou à l'imposer à l'orchestre qui ne l' pas supportée bien longtemps. Et maintenant, grâce à Dieu elle mène sa carrière de soliste indépendante : nous avons eu le plaisir de la retrouver, à l'époque d'Abbado, dans tous les concerts qu'il dirigeait au Festival de Lucerne.

Although I have always recognized Mozart's brilliance, his music has never resonated with me, until now. This lovely clarinet quintet speaks to my heart. I feel as though I am relaxing by a river in a forest clearing. There are deer and rabbits playing nearby. Butterflies dancing among the wildflowers. This is the feeling this lovely piece gives me. Thanks, of course, to Mozart, but also to these five musicians for such a heart-felt rendering of this composition. Beautiful.

What a lovely clarinet tone! This brings back very old memories from when some of my high school friends and I performed this piece. It was fun.

Such a wonderful addition to this beautiful, late spring day. One can almost forget that the world is in the midst of a pandemic and (especially here in the US) an overwhelming amount of bad news. Thank you. May the performing arts survive social distancing, lockdowns and quarantines. There is nothing like a live performance.

clarinet is growing on me as a choice of woodwinds to learn and enjoy for the rest of my life. Sabine Meyer plays delightfully.

Sabine is such an icon. I listened to her recordings in the '90s, when I started playing clarinet and her sound really inspired me; it's so clear and pure.

Heaven is Mozart played by this Quintet!

I had a dream about Sabine Meyer last night and this morning this appeared in my RU-vid feed. Is Google reading me dreams now too!! Magnificently moving performance from this icon of clarinet-playing. Wonderful phrasing and spectacular listening from everyone. Not one note out of place. Extraordinary!!

I'm absolutely in love with the sound of clarinet now and this is the first time I listen to a clarinet quintet...(I know, I should get cultured...) Well done. It's breathtaking.

zauberhaft, jedes Mal und immer wieder! Herzlichen Dank aus Guatemala!

Mozart really knew how to write for the clarinet. Super!!!

Le parfait équilibre entre les quatre instruments à cordes et la divine clarinette de Sabine MEYER, nous procure beaucoup d'émotions et de plaisirs. Mozart est transcendé par cette interprétation qui nous transporte au Panthéon des génies musicaux. Magnifique performance qui ravit le cœur, l'esprit et les sens par le phrasé exquis et les notes appuyées avec délictesse.

Barletta Francesco Roma.Musica celestiale eseguita magistralmente da Sabine Meyer e compagni.Bravi grazie a tutti ma bravissimo a Mozart e lo ripeterò all'infinito il Genio della musica!!!😊😊😊😊😊😊❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️!!!!!

Start from5:30, this section in the development is haunting!! The same materials exchanging between the strings

She has a way of making this clarinet standard sound very fresh. Love it

As a long-ago clarinet player I marvel at her skills.

I am so grateful I am listening to this piece by Mozart. My, they are all such special musicians! This is almost as good as being there. We are so close to all!

La obra mas bella e intimista para clarinete que escribió Mozart.

Love the placement of the microphones it gives equality to all instraments wonderful rendition thank you

So soothing , helps to calm the nerves. What a masterpiece by Mozart and so well rendered.

A great sounding clarinet. Superb performance.

Most beautiful clarinet sound using the Albert system on a natural wood, approximating an early clarinet but with modern and easier to manage keywork. A clarinet chamber music at its best, bravo Sabine (without resorting to basset clarinet) and ensemble !!! Superb audio video recording!!!

I've played this piece (including the second movement at my wedding), and have heard it probably more than a hundred times, but listening to the second movement in this performance was just spellbinding.

Holy mackerel that was live!! Madame Sabine is a miracle player.

Ein gutes Team….Sabine Meyer ist eine außergewöhnliche Klarinettistin. Danke 👍👍👍

This is an elegant and wonderfully tasty example of what can be done with earlier music on modern instruments, if the players care enough to employ some historical performance practices (HIP). I've been a performer in HIP ensembles playing period instruments for nearly 40 years, and the delicacy and style of this performance impresses me greatly. Just proves once and for all that it can be done. The beautiful boxwood clarinet with gold fittings is just icing on the cake. I believe it's safe to say that Mozart himself would have approved of this performance. My congratulations to you all. So glad this came up in my feed today!

My late mother,a most excellent pianist, claimed never to like clarinet music. I'm sure she would have changed her mind if she had a chance to hear this exquisite performance.

I was so impressed by her rock solid tone control. I like to observe reed players embouchures when I get the opportunity. Hers is so strong, wish the camera could reveal her subtle shifts in an otherwise carved in marble lock on the mouthpiece. I’d rather listen to her play than any other clarinetist recorded today. This interpretation is so beautifully played by all of the masterful musicians here. Thank you for uploading this musical gem.

É um dos concertos mais lindos do mundo Ouço muitas vezes,spre.

I am absolutely delighted with this performance. I love Sabine Meyer's sound and technique.

El clarinte tocado por Sabine Meyer suena maravillosamente

The three elements of playing: rhythm, intonation, and sound - these artists have superb control of all three. Bravo!!!!!

Mozart always brightens my day especially this most beautiful Clarinet Quintet!

Tremendous subtlety while still sounding entirely natural. I especially appreciate the very restrained use of vibrato, which makes for perfect transparency. And the piece! Utterly transporting.

Grande sublime quintetto dell'immenso sublime compositore chiamato Mozart

Sublime performance of one of the most sublime pieces of music for the clarinet ever written. AND I get it free by pressing a couple of buttons.The sound is great and the intonation perfect. What more can I say but thank you so much.

Whatever is lovely, whatever is pure, whatever is good, think about these things, from the apostle Paul.

Hermosa composición interpretada por un quinteto maravilloso. La música nos hace felices!

木管楽器ならではの響きと柔らかな音色に感動しました。素晴らしい音楽を有難うございます。

This performance is absolute perfection.

I have heard it in MASH - Goodbye, Farewell And Amen for the first time and I absolutelly love it ❤

Listening to their incomparable performance , I might have a dream in tonight It's a dream of genius Mozart listening to their breathtaking performance

So wonderful to hear a wonderful German clarinet player! I play French personally, but I enjoy her sound so much too!

No current or past clarinettist surpasses Sabine Meyer in this repertoire. Fantastic live performance by this quintet!

Ms Meyer is known to me from the Luzerne orchestra of Abado, and long admired by me. A wonderful artist, a gift for us. But of course the quintet is just plane perfect. Thanks

Sabine Meyer is incredible, my absolutely favorite clarinet player.

Ich habe euch noch einmal anhören müssen. Dieses Stück ist die Verkörperung des Sonnenscheins. Und ihr spielt grandios sonnig. Danke aus sonnigem Wien, Scott

The embellishment in the clarinet at the beginning of the third movement made my day!

I listen to Mozart everyday because in these crazy, pandemic times, his music is incredibly up-lifting and brings me so much serenity.

I am near tears with the rioting and deaths......this brings me peace. Thank you.

Mozart composed many wondrous chamber works late in his life; here is yet another. Thank you for sharing this wonderful performance!

Sabine Meyer has quite possibly the best sound that a clarinet has ever produced. With no disrespect intended to all the wonderful clarinetists out there, it is simply a master class to listen to her.

Beautiful Performance! Nice reeds Sabine and everything else!🎼🎥🎶

I have listened to perhaps six or even eight or ten renditions of this masterpiece by all kinds of different performers. For me, NOBODY plays this piece like Sabine Meyer... and the Armida quartet. I find myself gravitating to this one recording whenever I need K581 back in my soul. Their version of all four mvts is simply the pinnacle of Mozart in this universe.

Sra. Meyer. Gracias por tan hermoso regalo musical. Llega al alma y nunca dejare de escuchar sus hermosas interpretaciones. Es usted maravillosa.

Es siempre un placer escuchar a Sabine Meyer con su clarinete .Excelente acompañamiento y registro sonoro

I really enjoyed this. At first I thought it was a period instrument but stayed to listen as such a sublime performance.

This song is part of one of the best scenes in the final episode of M*A*S*H, high quality show and a high quality music piece👌

❤в каждой ноте волшебное райское созвучие

The harmonious colors of the clarinet and the string quartet add to the musical harmony

"O Mozart, immortal Mozart, what countless images of a brighter and better world thou hast stamped upon our souls!" - Franz Schubert, Diary, June 13, 1816. "There is no feeling - human or cosmic - no depth, no height the human spirit can reach that is not contained in Mozart's music." - Lili Kraus, New York Times, 1976.

That has to be a Boucher (sp) clarinet. The quality of the sound is fantastic. And great playing of course.

Wow It Really Helps Me When I'm Stressed Out Hearing Beautiful Music .

Beautiful music. Very talented musicians.

This is defenitely my favourite version.

Gobsmacked! The sound engineering brings out the best in each player. Ms. Meyer gave a stellar performance. Everyone played sublime. A performance worth starting one's listening day. Thank you.

It is one of the master pices for clarinet. It is beautiful.

My tuba player friend from Louisville Orchestra was driving me to his performance of Samuel Barber's Capricorn Concerto. To my surprise he said his preconcert ritual was listening to the Mozart A Major Clarinet Quintet before every performance!

Perfect music in its purest form. Thank you W.A. Mozart, the musicians and all who brought it to us. ❤

ザビーネ・マイヤーさん ずっとファンです。演奏を生で聴きたいです(^_^)v

Muy bien ejecutado el Quinteto para Clarinete de Mozart felicitaciones a todos y a la solista en Clarinete muy lindo desde Chile 🇨🇱🙏🏻

Just looked it up. Sabine plays a Gredanilla clarinet by Worlitzer, and a boxwood clarinet by Schwent and Seggelke.

So incredibly beautiful!!👍😊 Thank you, Mozart, for bringing much joy to my life through your wonderful music!!

So beautiful, distracting and uplifting. I pondered what my choice would be before heading out for a cycle ride on this cool NZ morning with four noisy complaining chatting girls, and voila! Thank you all.

I should have been more specific in my thanks. Thank you Sabine Meyer and you individuals from the Armida Quartet who play so beautifully together.