François Devienne composed an impressive output of several hundred works for wind instruments. Appointed as the first professor of flute at the Paris Conservatoire by Napoleon, he was also the author of a celebrated flute Méthode. Adapted from his own sonatas for flute, these clarinet sonatas feature highly imaginative melodies as well as virtuosic displays. Unsurpassed for their charms and elegance, Devienne’s Clarinet Sonatas are among the few remarkable works that exist for the instrument from the late eighteenth century.