German composer Carl Stamitz wrote more than 60 concertos for Violin, Viola, Viola d'amore, Cello, Clarinet, Basset Horn, Flute, Bassoon and other instruments. Some of the Clarinet and Viola concertos thatStamitz composed are considered to be among the finest available from the period.

Stylistically, Stamitz's music is not too far removed from the works of the young Mozart, or those of Haydn's middleperiod.

The Clarinet Concerto No. 3