Michèl Yost
{{Short description|French clarinetist}}
Michèl Yost (Paris, 1754 – Paris, July 5, 1786){{cite book|last=Slonimsky|first=Nicolas|title=Baker's Biographical dictionary of musicians|year=1978|publisher=Schirmer Books|location=New York|isbn=0028702409|edition=6th|page=1927|chapter=Yost, Michel}} was a famous French clarinetist and cofounder of the French clarinet school. He was a brilliant instrumentalistLiner notes of the MDG CD Michèl Yost, Concertos for Clarinet and Orchestra by Dieter Klöcker and even known beyond the boundaries of France.
Yost was a friend of Johann Christoph Vogel.{{cite book |last=Castil-Blaze |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8o9HAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA348|page=348 |title=L'Académie impériale de musique |year = 1855|language=fr |volume=2 }} Joseph Beer (1744–1811) was Yost's teacher. Yost himself was a clarinet teacher counting famous clarinetists such as Xavier Lefèvre amongst his pupils.
Compositions
Although most compositions were published under his own name, some are the result of a cooperation with other musicians such as Johann Christoph Vogel. Some of his concertos have been recorded by Dieter Klöcker.
- 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, Michèl Yost, Concertos for Clarinet and Orchestra, MDGL MDG 301 0718-2, © 1997, (p) 1997
References
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External links
- {{IMSLP|id=Yost, Michel}}
- {{DNB-Portal|131739859|TYP=Werke von und über}}
- [http://www.klassika.info/Komponisten/Yost_M/index.html Michel Yost bei Klassika]
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Category:French classical clarinetists
Category:18th-century French composers
Category:18th-century French male musicians
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