The Concertino for Clarinet begins on a dark and dramatic note. To some listeners, the opening might recall a plaintive aria from an early 19th century opera. To other listeners, Carl Maria von ...

This concertino is lightly scored for clarinet with small orchestra, and notable for its delicate lyricism, especially in the first movement. The second and third movements are more virtuosic for the ...

Lustspiel-Ouvertüre Ferruccio (Dante Michelangiolo Benvenuto) Busoni, Composer Rome Symphony Orchestra Francesco La Vecchia, Conductor Gesang vom Reigen der Geister Ferruccio (Dante Michelangiolo ...

Composer Carl Maria von Weber wrote some of the best-loved pieces for the clarinet. His Concertino for Clarinet, from 1811, is a great illustration of why clarinetists and other wind-section musicians ...

Turandot Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra Ferruccio (Dante Michelangiolo Benvenuto) Busoni, Composer Samuel Wong, Conductor (2) Studies for `Doktor Faust' Samuel Wong, Conductor Hong Kong Philharmonic ...

Alan Paul: Clarinet Concerto; Joseph Horovitz: Concertante for clarinet & strings; Guy Woolfenden: Clarinet Concerto; Geoffrey Bush: Rhapsody for clarinet & strings; Malcolm McDonald: Cuban Rondo; ...

Dale Clevenger, horn; Larry Combs, clarinet; David McGill, bassoon; Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim, conductor and piano (Teldec). This release is for all who want to hear three of ...

The presence of a concertino and a divertimento suggest a composer in lighter mode. And most of the works here find Busoni characteristically expressing his love of the past through the evocation of ...