Louis-Emmanuel Jadin
Symphonie concertante in F major for Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Orchestra
Louis-Emmanuel Jadin was born on 21 September 1768 in Versailles, the son of the musician Jean B. Jadin. His father was a violinist in the royal chapel at Versailles, together with his brother Georges Jadin, a bassoonist. Louis-Emmanuel received his first music lessons from his father and learned the violin. After serving as a music page at the court of Louis XVI, he was taught the piano by his brother Hyacinthe. In 1789 he was appointed second harpsichordist, and in 1791 first harpsichordist, at the Théâtre de Monsieur. In 1792 he joined the Garde Nationale as a musician and composed numerous patriotic and commemorative works for it. From 1802 he was professor of piano at the Paris Conservatoire, succeeding his brother Hyacinthe. He combined this post with that of orchestra conductor at the Théâtre Molière, which he had held since 1796.
During the Restoration he was appointed boys’ tutor at the Chapelle royale in 1814. In 1830 he retired and withdrew to the vicinity of Montfort-l’Amaury.
Jadin was one of the outstanding violinists of his time and a sought-after chamber music partner as a pianist. He died in Paris on 11 April 1853, leaving an extensive catalogue of works that includes numerous operas, masses, songs, instrumental concertos and chamber music for winds, strings and piano.
About the work
His Simphonie Concertante in F major was published between 1803 and 1805 by the Paris music publisher Jean-Georges Sieber. The work is dedicated to his friend Eler, apparently the clarinettist of the piece. The print also records that the horn player Frédéric Duvernoy (1765–1836; spelled “Duvernois” on the print) and the bassoonist Delcambre performed the work. In this edition, a transposed part for the B-flat clarinet in common use today has been added alongside the original clarinet part in C.
Orchestral parts: 5/5/4/5 winds, solo