Concert Band - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1497196 Composed by Gioachino Rossini. Arranged by Albert Schwarzmann. 19th Century,Romantic Period. 131 pages. Edition Schwalbe #1073617. Published by Edition Schwalbe (A0.1497196). Introduzione e tema con variazioni was composed in 1819 and is one of the great solo pieces for clarinet from the 19th century. The  introduction states an aria from Rossini's opera Mosè in Egitto, and the theme originates from the melodrama La donna del Lago. The  arrangement is kept in the original key of the composition for symphony orchestra and was commissioned and first time performed by  Mozarteum Wind Philharmonic Salzburg conducted by Hansjoerg Angerer at their Three Kings' Concert on 6 January 2017 at the  Grosses Festspielhaus (Large Festival Hall) in Salzburg, Austria and was broadcasted live by Austrian television. The solo part for clarinet  was played by Wenzel Fuchs, solo clarinet of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and also concertmaster of Salzburg Wind Philharmonic.  A live recording of this concert is available at  https://www.salzburg-windphilharmonic.at/de/viva-litalia/ or  https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/viva-l-italia/hnum/10428716?iampartner=303&subid=umr12&ref=partner.jpc.de .