French clarinetist Arthur Stockel has established himself as a passionate and eclectic musician through his virtuoso career as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral musician. For his debut solo album, he is partnered with the Hanson Quartet and the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, where was appointed principal clarinet at the age of 21. The repertoire features the two concertos and clarinet quintet by Carl Maria von Weber, three works dedicated to the 19th century clarinetist and composer Carl Baermann, who substantially reworked the clarinet part of the concertos in his edition, which has now passed into posterity. Arthur Stockel returns to the sources of the original scores. More stripped down, the solo part highlights the link between these pieces and the composer’s lieder and opera, notably his masterpiece Der Freischütz, composed ten years after the clarinet concertos.