Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's Concerto for Clarinet and Military Band in E♭ major, composed in 1878, is a brilliant and virtuosic work, despite its brevity. It is the only solo concerto the famous Russian composer dedicated to the clarinet, written for a competition at the Imperial Military Conservatory, with the aim of enhancing the technical and expressive qualities of military band soloists. The concerto is conceived as a single movement divided into three contrasting sections—Allegro moderato, A...