Building a Library: Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A, K622
Reviewer - Stephen Johnson
First Choice: Thea King (basset clarinet), English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate (conductor)
(recorded 1985; c/w Clarinet Quintet in A, K581*)
The Gabrieli String Quartet*
HYPERION CDA66199 (CD)
CD Review BAL Catalogue Data bal.mozart:
bal.mozart.clarinet.concerto.in.A.K622
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Building A Library Recommendation:
MOZART Clarinet Concerto in A, K622
Reviewer: Stephen Johnson
First Choice:
Thea King (basset clarinet), English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate (conductor)
(recorded 1985)
(c/w Clarinet Quintet in A, K581*)
The Gabrieli String Quartet*
HYPERION CDA66199 (CD)
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