TY - MUSIC AU - Turner,Barrie Carson AU - Beethoven,Ludwig van AU - Brahms,Johannes AU - Burgos,Rafael Frühbeck de AU - Collins,Michael AU - Crusell,Bernhard Henrik AU - Faerber,Jörg AU - Mendelssohn,Felix AU - Meyer,Sabine AU - Meyer,Wolfgang AU - Mozart,Wolfgang Amadeus AU - Pay,Antony AU - Peyer,Gervase de AU - Reger,Max AU - Rossini,Gioachino AU - Schumann,Robert AU - Spohr,Louis AU - Stott,Kathryn AU - Weber,Carl Maria von ED - Melos Ensemble of London ED - Nash Ensemble of London ED - New Philharmonia Orchestra ED - Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment ED - Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn TI - The living clarinet / SN - 0679881794 AV - ML945 .T87 1996 U1 - 788.62 20 PY - 1996/// CY - New York PB - Alfred A. Knopf KW - Clarinet KW - History KW - Clarinetists KW - Composers KW - Biography. N1 - "Includes full-length audio CD ; A complete companion to listening, learning, and playing"--Dust jacket; The accompanying compact disc contains selected movements from the works listed in the contents note, performed by various artists; Includes index; BOOK CONTENTS; Overure --; The Clarinet Family --; Wind Instruments Around the World --; Instrumental Groups --; The History of the Clarinet --; How the Clarinet Works --; How the Clarinet Is Made --; How the Clarinet Is Played --; Mozart --; Beethoven --; Crusell --; Spohr --; Weber --; Rossini --; Mendelssohn --; Schumann --; Brahms --; Reger --; Great Players --; CD Track Listings --; Acknowledgements --; Index; AUDIO CD; [1] Clarinet quintet in A, K581 Mvt I. Allegro /; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; Gervase de Peter (clarinet) ; Members of the Melos Ensemble of London --; [2] Clarinet trio in B flat, op. 11 Mvt I. Allegro con brio /; Ludwig van Beethoven ; The Nash Ensemble of London --; [3] Clarinet concerto no. 2 in F minor, op. 5 Mvt III. Allegretto; Bernhard Crusell ; Antony Pay (clarinet) ; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment --; [4] Octet in E, op. 32 Adagio - Allegro /; Louis Spohr ; Members of the Melos Ensemble of London --; [5] Grand duo concertante, op. 48 Mvt III Rondo: Allegro /; Carl Maria von Weber ; Michael Collins (clarinet) ; Kathryn Stott (piano) --; [6] Introduction, theme, and variations for clarinet and orchestra; Gioachino Antonio Rossini ; Gervase de Peter (clarinet) ; New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos --; [7] Concert piece in D minor for clarinet, basset-horn, and orchestra, no. 2, op. 114 Presto - Andante - Allegretto grazioso /; Felix Mendelssohn ; Sabine Meyer (clarinet) ; Wolfgang Meyer (basset horn) ; Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn conducted by Jörg Faerber --; [8] Phantasiestücke, op. 73 Mvt III. Rasch und mit Feuer /; Robert Schumann ; Michale Collins (clarinet) ; Kathryn Stott (piano) --; [9] Clarinet quintet in B minor, op. 115 Mvt III Andantino - Presto non assai, ma con sentimento /; Johannes Brahms ; Gervase de Peter (clarinet) ; Members of the Melos Ensemble of London --; [10] Clarinet quintet in A, op. 148 Mvt II Vivace - Un poco meno mosso - Tempo primo: Vivace /; Max Reger ; Gervase de Peter (clarinet) ; Members of the Melos Ensemble of London; Juvenile ER -