Baermann composed numerous works, including the famous Adagio Op. 23 from his Quintet No. 3 for B-flat clarinet and string quartet, which, due to its high level of inspiration and chromaticism, was attributed for many years to the young Richard Wagner.

Heinrich Joseph Baermann was a German clarinet virtuoso and composer. Renowned for the warmth and expressiveness of his tone as well as his technical mastery, he was sometimes referred to as the “Rubini of the clarinet.” Today, he is recognized not only as one of the greatest performers of his time, but also as an artist who profoundly influenced the writing of many composers.
He was the father of clarinetist and composer Carl Baermann.

In March 1811, Carl Maria von Weber arrived in Munich and met Baermann. Impressed by his talent, he composed the Concertino in E-flat major for him, the first work he dedicated to the clarinet. Baermann's triumphant performance prompted Weber to write two additional concertos for him, as well as chamber music for clarinet and piano, the Grand Duo Concertant, Op. 48, and Seven Variations on a Theme from the Opera Silvana, which they performed together in Berlin during the winter of 1811-1812, and finally a Quintet for Clarinet and strings.

Among the composers who wrote for him were Giacomo Meyerbeer, who composed the cantata Gli amori di Teolinda for choir, soprano, and clarinet in 1816, and Felix Mendelssohn. The latter composed the Konzerstück No. 1, Op. 113, and No. 2, Op. 114, for Baermann and his son Carl, which the three of them premiered before the composer orchestrated the piano part.

Along his university studies (DEA in musicology, University of Paris IV-Sorbonne), Frédéric Cellier was awarded three first prizes and a development prize at the CNR of Nice and won first prize at the International Competition of Musical Execution - soloist category – of Stresa (Italy).

He is the laureate of the Fondation de France and the Yehudi Menuhin Foundation and accredited teacher at the CNR of Nice, the CNR of Marseille, and at the CRR Olivier Messiaen of Avignon (France).

Frédéric Cellier is the interpreter of Francis Poulenc’s Sonata for clarinet Bb and piano with Jean-Michel Damase, Jean Françaix or Gabriel Tacchino, as well as his own arrangements for clarinet and harp of Erik Satie's Gymnopédies and Gnossiennes with the great French harpist Elizabeth Fontan-Binoche, and for clarinet, piano, and string orchestra of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in blue for Wynton Marsalis or under the baton of Adrian Gershwin, grandson of the composer.

Founder and artistic director of STRADIVARIUS Editions, he is the author of light music pieces played around the world and a considerable number of arrangements of all styles and for all instruments, acclaimed by many personalities in the music world, including Michèle Auric, Jean Françaix, Adrian Gershwin, Wynton Marsalis, Yehudi Menuhin, Madeleine Milhaud, Manuel Rosenthal, Gabriel Tacchino, and Ornella Volta.

"Frédéric Cellier has produced a number of adaptations of Georges Auric's works with such talent and precision that I consider them a natural addition to his chamber music catalogue."
Michèle AURIC - Georges Auric's widow

"To Frédéric Cellier, excellent musician and tireless arranger."
Jean FRANÇAIX - Composer and pianist

"Arranging a musical work is always a delicate and risky exercise, because it requires both modifying it so that it can be played by the desired instruments and preserving its very essence. But that is exactly what Frédéric Cellier has done, preserving the nuances, subtleties and soul of the original works while breathing new life into them.
His arrangements give all the musicians the chance to perform these compositions specially revisited for their instrument, and make music lovers rediscover them in a new light."
Adrian GERSHWIN - George Gershwin’s grandson

"Congratulations for your beautiful new orchestration and rendition of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in blue."
Wynton MARSALIS - Trumpet player, composer, bandleader, general and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York

"It is outstanding that Frédéric Cellier has managed to transpose Saxophone Marmalade from the saxophone to the clarinet. I thank him for it and wish its great and deserved success. "
Manuel ROSENTHAL - Conductor, composer and Maurice Ravel’s pupil

"I am very happy to tell you how much I appreciated your transcription of the Capriccio, based on Francis Poulenc's Le Bal Masqué. It perfectly reflects the spirit and verve of the score for two pianos that I had the opportunity to play and record with Jacques Février, and it was a great pleasure for me to premiere it in Montpellier."
Gabriel TACCHINO - Pianist, Francis Poulenc’s specialist

"I must tell you that I really like your transcriptions and that I think the tone of the instruments you have chosen suits perfectly our beloved composer."
Ornella VOLTA - Musicologist, president of the Erik Satie’s Foundation