Saverio Mercadante - Clarinet Concertos (Dieter Klöcker)

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Composer: Saverio Mercadante

• Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 101
• Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 76
• Clarinet Concertino in C Minor
• Sinfonia concertante No. 3 in E-Flat Major

Dieter Klöcker, clarinet

Prague Chamber Orchestra

Date: 2004

Label: Orfeo

https://www.orfeomusic.de/CatalogueDetail/?id=C114041A#

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Saverio Mercadante (baptised 17 September 1795 – 17 December 1870) was an Italian composer, particularly of operas. While Mercadante may not have retained the international celebrity of Donizetti or Rossini beyond his own lifetime, he composed as prolific a number of works as either; and his development of structures, styles and orchestration contributed significantly to the foundations upon which Verdi built his dramatic technique. Throughout his life Mercadante generated more instrumental works than most of his contemporary composers of operas due to his lifelong preoccupation with orchestration.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saverio_Mercadante

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Dieter Klöcker (13 April 1936, Wuppertal – 21 May 2011, Freiburg im Breisgau) was a German clarinetist known for rediscovering many forgotten composers of the 18th century. He studied at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold where his most important teacher was Jost Michaels. Klöcker played clarinet in various German orchestras before founding Consortium Classicum in the 1960s. With the ensemble, he made numerous recordings for various labels, including EMI, Orfeo, Novalis, and MD&G. From 1975 to 2002, Klöcker taught clarinet and chamber wind music at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieter_Klöcker

https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dieter-klöcker-mn0000753045/biography

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