There are many outstanding pieces of music composed by famous music legends such as the German composer, esthete and influential music critic Robert Schumann; who composed Symphony No. 4 in D minor op. 120 in 1851. Or the illustrious Wolfgang Mozart, a prolific and influential composer of the classical era, who composed over 600 works; one of which is the Concerto in A major for clarinet and orchestra, k. 622. These two musical masterpieces were performed at the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra, Mondavi Center, under the name Spain 2012 on March 11, 2012; together with the prelude “L'apres-midi d'un faune” by Claude Debussy. In this article I will compare the work of R. Schumann, Symphony No. 4, with the Clarinet Concerto by W. Mozart; in an attempt to highlight the main similarities and differences between these two artistic pieces of music. Starting from the musical piece by W. Mozart, Concerto in A major for clarinet and orchestra, it was originally written for the exceptional basset clarinet of Anton Stadler, towards the end of 1791. This work of art was one of the last works completed works by W. Mozart and his last purely instrumental work as he died in December after its completion. Unfortunately, according to the program notes, the concerto does not survive in its original form as W. Mozart wrote it, but is generally interpreted as an adaptation by an unknown author dating from around 1800. The concert consists of three movements, in a fast-slow-fast form: Allegro, Adagio, Rondò: Allegro; and the instrumentation for this concert is kept relatively small and simple, consisting of solo clarinet, two flutes, two bassoons, two horns and strings; curiously it leaves no room for cadence, an instrument that we would normally expect to find...... middle of paper ......outlines the melancholic character of the music. However, the four movements of Symphony no. 4 are linked and played without pauses, but are still performed thematically. The three motifs tie the symphony together, overall creating one of the most beautiful introductions and romances that paint a seductive atmosphere and conclude with a mesmerizing finale, making the listener's feelings waver between fascination and wonder. Works Cited • http://en. wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarinet_Concerto_(Mozart)• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._4_(Schumann)• http://symphonysalon.blogspot.com/2005/12/robert-schumann-symphony- no4-d-minor.html• http://www.theorymuse.com/mozart/mozart_clarinet622_ben.pdf• ​​​​http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart• http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Robert_Schumann• http://www.laphil.com/philpedia/piece-detail.cfm?id=1431&bc=1