Michèl Yost was a famous French clarinetist and cofounder of the French clarinet school. He was a brilliant instrumentalist and even known beyond the boundaries of France.

Joseph Beer

Joseph Beer (clarinetist)

Joseph Beer was one of the first internationally famous clarinet virtuousos, with connections to many major composers of the era....

 (1744–1811) was Yost's teacher. Yost himself was a clarinet teacher counting famous clarinetists such as Xavier Lefèvre

Xavier Lefèvre

Jean Xavier Lefèvre was a Swiss-born French clarinettist.In 1778, at the age of 15, Lefèvre became a member of the French Guards band. When the National Guard was formed in the year of the Revolution he played in this and from 1790 was its deputy conductor. In 1814 he was made a Chevalier of the...

 amongst his pupils.

Compositions

Although most compositions were published under his own name, some are the result of a cooperation with other musician such as Johann Christoph Vogel. Some of his concertos

Clarinet concerto

A clarinet concerto is a piece for clarinet and orchestra . Albert Rice has identified a work by Giuseppe Antonio Paganelli as possibly the earliest known concerto for solo clarinet; its score appears to be titled "Concerto per Clareto" and may date from 1733. It may, however, be intended for...

 have been recorded by Dieter Klöcker

Dieter Klöcker

Dieter Klöcker was a German clarinetist known for rediscovering many forgotten masters of the 18th century...

.

• Concerto no. 1
• Concerto no. 2 in B flat
• Concerto no. 3 in B flat
• Concerto no. 4
• Concerto no. 5 in E flat
• Concerto no. 6
• Concerto no. 7 in B-flat major for Clarinet and Orchestra ("de Michel et Vogel")
• Concerto no. 8 in E-flat major for Clarinet and Orchestra ("de Michel et Vogel")
• Concerto no. 9 in B-flat major for Clarinet and Orchestra ("de Michel et Vogel")
• Concerto no. 10 in B flat ("de Michel et Vogel")
• Concerto no. 11 in B-flat major for Clarinet and Orchestra ("de Michel et Vogel")
• Concerto no. 12 in B flat ("de Michel et Vogel")
• Concerto no. 13 ("de Michel et Vogel")
• Concerto no. 14 in E flat ("de Michel et Vogel")
• Duo Concertante for 2 clarinets
• 12 Grand Solos or Studies
• Airs variés
• Duos op. 1, 2, 3, 4, 7
• 6 Duos op. 5
• 6 Duos op. 6
• 6 Duos op. 8 for clarinet & violin
• 6 Duos op. 9 for clarinet & violin
• 6 Duos op. 10
• 6 Favorite duets op. 12
• 3 Trios for flute, clarinet & bassoon
• 3 Trios for 2 clarinets & cello
• 3 Trios for clarinet, violin & cello
• Airs variés for clarinet, viola & cello
• 5 Quartets, with Vogel
• 6 Quartets, with Vogel, opp. 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5

Discography

• Dieter Klöcker
  Dieter Klöcker
  Dieter Klöcker was a German clarinetist known for rediscovering many forgotten masters of the 18th century...
  
  , Michèl Yost, Concertos for Clarinet and Orchestra, MDGL MDG 301 0718-2, © 1997, (p) 1997

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