Brahms' magnificent B-minor Clarinet Quintet is one of the summits of the chamber repertoire for clarinet. It is in many ways an homage to Mozart's classic quintet for clarinet. Not to be overlooked by any serious clarinetist. This deluxe 2-CD set...
Mozart did not make extensive use of the clarinet until comparatively late in his career, but he wrote exquisitely for the instrument, and the two scores dedicated to his friend, Anton Stadler—the Quintet, KV581 and the Concerto, KV622—are among his...
Written for his friend and fellow Mason in Vienna, Anton Stadler, the quintet was completed in September of 1789, this and premiered a few days before Christmas of that year. It is one of Mozart's most perfect accomplishments—a score of proud...
