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B flat Clarinet/CD. This album of magnificent concert-pieces hails from the greatest works in musical history. Includes the finest concert pieces, beautifully arranged for clarinet and orchestra, ranging from Bach’s masterful ‘Air on a G String’ to the long, romantic melodic lines of the Berceuse from 'Jocelyn,' or Beethoven’s sprightly Minuet in G. The nine pieces presented in this MMO edition, intended for instrumentalists of intermediate-to-advanced level, are material that any clarinetist will cherish forever. Virtuoso clarinetist Anton Hollich performs these masterpieces with the Stuttgart Symphony Orchestra, then you take center-stage under the baton of Maestro Emil Kahn. An exciting and rewarding collection for performer and audience alike! Includes a newly engraved, authoritative printed solo part, and a compact disc containing a complete version with soloist, in digitally recorded stereo; then a digital stereo version of the accompaniment, minus the soloist. Includes: BACH – Air on a G String (from Orchestral Suite No.3 in D Major, BWV1068); BEETHOVEN – Minuet in G (arranged from the Minuet for Piano in G major, WoO10/2); SCHUMANN – Traumerei (arranged from) Kinderszenen, op.15 no 7); SCHUBERT – SERENATA (adapted from Schwanengesang, D957 no.4 Staendchen); RAFF – Cavatine, op.85, no.3; MOZART – Minuet (arranged from Divertimento No.17 in D major, KV320B (KV334)); GODARD – Berceuse (arranged from the opera Jocelyn); DVORAK – Humoresque (arranged from the Humoresque No.7 for Piano, op 101, no.7); BRAHMS – Hungarian Dance No.5 (arranged from Hungarian Dance No.5 for Piano Duet, Woo1/5)

B flat Clarinet/2 CDs. Here is a spectacular collection of classic pieces arranged for clarinet with piano accompaniment, penned by the greatest composers of all time. Symphonic excerpts, concert-pieces and themes from famous concerti combine to create an album filled with material for the advancing clarinetist. Drawn almost entirely from the golden age of classical and romantic German repertoire, you will find thrilling music by Carl Maria von Weber, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Schumann and many more. These classic pieces have been assembled for early-intermediate and higher-level players, to help develop a wide range of interpretational and technical skills. Listen to virtuoso clarinetist Anton Hollich perform these masterpieces, then you step front-and-center with the illustrious Harriet Wingreen as your accompanist. Bravo! Includes a newly engraved, authoritative printed solo part, and two compact discs, containing a complete version with soloist, in digitally recorded stereo; then a digital stereo version of the accompaniment, minus the soloist. Includes: STAMITZ: Concerto No.3 - Theme from 2nd Movement (Romanze); MOZART – Divertimento No.1 KV439b Minuet and Trio; Divertimento No.2 KV439b Minuet and Trio; Divertimento No.3 KV439B Rondo; Diverimento No 5 KV439b Minuet, Trio; Divertimento No.5 KV439b Adagio; BEETHOVEN – Duo No.2 WoO 27 Rondo; Duo No.2 WoO 27 Aria; Duo No.3 WoO27 Theme; SPOHR – Andante, op.34; WEBER – Variations for Clarinet and Piano, op.33 Theme; Grand Quintetto, op.34 Theme from 2nd Movement; Concerto No.2 op.74 Theme from 2nd Movement (Romanze); Concerto No.1, op.73 Theme from 2nd Movement Adagio ma no troppo; WEBER – Andante, theme and Variation, op.posth.; SCHUBERT – The Shpeherd on the rock, op.129; MENDELSSOHN – Concert Piece No.2 op 114 2nd Movement; Concert Piece No.1 op 113 2nd Movement; GOLDMARK – Rustick Wedding symphony, op.26; SCHUMANN – Fantasie-Stueck, op.73; SCHUMBERT – Octet Solo from 2nd Movement Andante up poco molto; BRAHMS – Symphony No.3 Solo from 2nd Movement Andante; symphony No.4 solo from 2nd Movement Andante moderato; RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Concerto for Clarinet and Band Andante

B flat or A Clarinet/CD. More excerpts from the symphonic repertoire displaying the clarinet's beauty. The player functions both as soloist and a member of the ensemble throughout this eclectic program. Any prospective first-chair clarinetist will find this training ground invaluable. Includes a high-quality printed music score for both B-flat and A clarinets and a compact disc containing a complete version with soloist, in split-channel stereo (soloist on the right channel); then a second version in full stereo of the orchestral accompaniment, minus the soloist. Includes: BEETHOVEN - Symphony No.2 2nd Movement Excerpt No.1 & Excerpt No.2; von WEBER –Overture from Der Freischutz; BRAHMS – Symphony No.3 in F 1st Movement Excerpt & 2nd Movement Excerpt; MOZART – March No.1 KV408; SCHUBERT – Symphony No.8 Unfinished 1st Movement Excerpt & 2nd Movement Excerpt; MENDELSSOHN – Fingal’s Cave (from The Hebrides Overture); TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No.5 1st Movement Excerpt; BEETHOVEN – Country Dances No.1, 2 & 3.

B flat Clarinet & Piano/2 CDs. Compact disc one contains complete performance of the pieces in 24-bit digital stereo and a second digital stero version minus the solo flutist. Compact disc two contains each accompaniment in a special 20% slower practice tempo version. Expansive and newly engraved clarinet parts with accompanying piano accompaniment reduction also included. Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, Op.120. No.1 in F minor. No.2 in E flat major. Favourites of clarinetists and pinnacles of the repertoire, these two sonatas are always popular on recital programs everywhere. Hear the piece performed by American virtuosoJerome Bunke, then you play them again with his accompanist. Presented here in the original key with printed parts for B-flat clarinets, this 2-CD set includes complete reference performance, piano accompaniments, plus a slow-tempo practice version of the accompaniments to help you as you learn the piece!