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Orchestra of the 18th Century: Clarinet Concerto Music scholar Nicholas Kenyon returns to discuss his favorite recording of the only concerto Mozart ever wrote for the clarinet: a Philips recording with soloist Eric Hoeprich and the Orchestra of the 18th Century.
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Orchestra of the 18th Century: Clarinet Concerto

Hear Nicholas Kenyon Discuss His Favorite Recording of Mozart's Clarinet Concerto

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Mozart was an incredibly prolific composer, especially considering that he lived only 36 years. He wrote 40 symphonies, dozens of piano concertos and a handful of violin and horn concertos. But he wrote only one concerto for the clarinet.

Mozart scholar Nicholas Kenyon discusses his favorite recording of Mozart's Clarinet Concerto: a Philips recording of clarinetist Eric Hoeprich, with Frans Bruggen leading the Orchestra of the 18th Century.

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Must-Have Mozart

Performace Today's recommendation series with Nicholas Kenyon, director of the BBC Proms.