Sabine Meyer
The breadth of clarinetist Sabine Meyer's repertoire is matched by her dedication to collaborations with other, equally skilled musicians. She has performed as a soloist and chamber musician throughout the world, earned critical acclaim for her recording catalog, and is a noted educator.
Meyer was born on March 30, 1959 in Crailsheim, Germany. She received her first music lessons from her father, clarinetist Karl Meyer, and then went on to study with Otto Hermann in Stuttgart and Hans Deinzer in Hannover. Sabine was 16 when she made her professional debut. She joined Munich's Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra for a time, then, in 1982, Herbert von Karajan created something of an international stir by appointing her as solo clarinetist for the Berlin Philharmonic, going against the orchestra's tradition of not admitting female musicians. However, she only remained with the orchestra for a year, as the demand grew for her to perform as a soloist with other orchestras and chamber ensembles.
In 1983, Meyer formed the Clarone Trio with her brother, Wolfgang Meyer, and her husband, Reiner Wehle; with the Trio, Sabine has recorded with jazz clarinetists Eddie Daniels and Michael Riessler. In 1988, she founded the Bläserensemble Sabine Meyer. In 1993, Meyer was appointed professor at the Lübeck Academy of Music. She makes a specific emphasis on solid technical training for her students to aid their tone quality. Among her students are Julian Bliss, Shirley Brill, and Annelien van Wauwe. In addition to having performed with more than 80 professional orchestras in Germany and her regular appearances throughout Europe, North America, and Japan, her work has taken her to Brazil, Africa, Israel, and Australia. Meyer's chamber music partners have included Barbara Hendricks, Gidon Kremer, and the Tokyo String Quartet, among many others.
Meyer's recordings garnered eight ECHO Klassik awards from the Deutsche Phonoakademie. Her recordings include most of the standard concerto, solo, and chamber music repertory for clarinet, but she has worked assiduously with contemporary composers to present new works as well. The award-winning album Modern Works for Wind Ensemble with the Bläserensemble Sabine Meyer features works by Denisov, Hosokawa, Castiglioni, and others, and she has also premiered pieces by Harald Genzmer, Marc-André Dalbavie, and Manfred Trojahn. In 2010, Meyer received the Chevalier de Arts et des Lettres from the French government, and in 2013, she was awarded the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. Meyer joined the Alliage Quintett for the 2016 Sony Classical album Fantasia, and in 2020, she was heard on a Mirare recording of Schubert's Octet.
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Schubert: Octet
Sabine Meyer, Dag Jensen, Bruno Schneider, Quatuor Modigliani, Knut Erik Sundquist
Musique de chambre - Paru chez Mirare le 24 avr. 2020
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Deutsche Klarinette. Brahms, Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Weber...
Classique - Paru chez Warner Classics le 8 sept. 2023
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Mozart - Debussy - Takemitsu
Sabine Meyer, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Classique - Paru chez Warner Classics le 31 déc. 1999
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Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 1, K. 313 - Flute and Harp Concerto, K. 299 & Clarinet Concerto, K. 622
Emmanuel Pahud, Sabine Meyer, Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker
Classique - Paru chez Warner Classics le 1 avr. 2001
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Weber : Clarinet Concertos, Concertino, Clarinet Quintet
Classique - Paru chez Warner Classics le 1 janv. 2003
4 étoiles Classica16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
A Night at the Opera
Sabine Meyer, Orchester der Oper Zürich, Franz Welser-Möst
Classique - Paru chez EMI le 10 sept. 1996
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Krommer: Concertos for 2 Clarinets and Orchestra Op.35 & Op.91 / Rossini: Variations
Sabine Meyer, Wolfgang Meyer, Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn, Jörg Faerber
Classique - Paru chez Warner Classics le 1 janv. 1988
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Homage to Benny Goodman
Classique - Paru chez Warner Classics le 1 mai 1998
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Mozart: Chamber Works
Classique - Paru chez Warner Classics le 4 août 2008
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Clarinet Connection
Classique - Paru chez Warner Classics le 5 avr. 1994
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Concerto pour clarinette & Sinfonie concertante
Sabine Meyer, Staatskapelle Dresden, Hans Vonk
Classique - Paru chez Warner Classics le 1 oct. 1998
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Brahms & Berg: Works for Clarinet & Piano (Live at Heimbach Spannungen Festival, 2002)
Classique - Paru chez Warner Classics le 1 janv. 2003
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Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op.115/String Quintet in G major, Op.111 No.2
Alban Berg Quartett, Sabine Meyer, Hariolf Schlichtig
Classique - Paru chez Warner Classics le 1 avr. 1999
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Mozart Arias
Classique - Paru chez Sony Classical le 22 nov. 2013
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Mozart & Krommer : Concertos pour clarinette
Classique - Paru chez EMI le 13 sept. 2010
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Mozart: Clarinet Quintet K. 581 "Stadler" & Horn Quintet K. 407
Sabine Meyer, Bruno Schneider, Wiener Streichsextett
Classique - Paru chez Warner Classics le 3 mai 2001
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Chamber Music With Clarinet
Musique de chambre - Paru chez Warner Classics International le 28 févr. 2003
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The Very Best of: Sabine Meyer
Classique - Paru chez EMI le 6 juin 2011
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Nielsen: Flute Concerto, Clarinet Concerto, Wind Quintet
Sabine Meyer, Emmanuel Pahud, Sir Simon Rattle, Berliner Philharmoniker
Classique - Paru chez Warner Classics le 10 sept. 2007
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Reger: Clarinet Quintet, Op. 146 & String Sextet, Op. 118
Sabine Meyer, Wiener Streichsextett
Classique - Paru chez Warner Classics le 3 mars 2023
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Brahms/Beethoven: Clarinet Trios
Sabine Meyer, Rudolf Buchbinder, Heinrich Schiff
Classique - Paru chez Warner Classics le 21 sept. 2007
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