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Compact Disc CDA66107

£13.99

Recorded on 24, 25 January 1983 in St Barnabas's Church, North Finchley, London
Recording Engineer
KENNETH WILKINSON
Recording Producer
MARTIN COMPTON
Chief Assistant Technician
HUCKLE COMPTON
Design
TERRY SHANNON
Executive Producer
JESSICA SMART
EDWARD PERRY
© Hyperion Records Ltd, London, MCMLXXXVI

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Front illustration: Admont, 1837, in the Steiermark province of Austria, from a painting by Franz Barbarini

JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833-1897)

Clarinet Quintet and Trio

THEA KING clarinet
GABRIELI STRING QUARTET
KENNETH SILLITO violin
BRENDAN O'REILLY violin
IAN JEWEL viola
KEITH HARVEY cello
KARINE GEORGIAN cello
CLIFFORD BENSON piano
Contents:

    CLARINET QUINTET IN B MINOR op 115
  1. I Allegro [12'40]
  2. II Adagio [11'46]
  3. III Andantino - Presto non assat, ma con sentimento [4'36]
  4. IV Con moto [8'31]
    THEA KING clarinet
    GABRIELI STRING QUARTET

    CLARINET TRIO IN A MINOR op 114

  5. I Allegro [8'18]
  6. II Adagio [8'12]
  7. III Andantino grazinso [4'52]
  8. IV Allegro [4'39]
    THEA KING clarinet
    KARINA GEORGIAN cello
    CLIFFORD BENSON piano

CLASSIC CD GOLD CHOICE

'A radiantly beautiful performance, as fine as any put on record' (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs)

'Most tender, elegiac performances' (BBC Record Review)

'Ravishing sound' (The Monthly Guide)

'A generous coupling. First class' (The Artful Reporter)

'This performance is something special' (Classic CD)

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