Mozart wrote this concerto shortly before his death, in 1791, for the clarinetist Anton Stadler, the Austrian clarinet and basset horn player.
The concerto was given its premiere by Stadler in Prague on October 16, 1791. The reception of his performance was generally positive. It consists of three movements, in a fast-slow-fast form:
Allegro
Adagio
Rondo: Allegro
Here is the music:
