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MOZART: Bassoon Concerto; Clarinet Concerto; Symphony 41
Gwydion Brooke, bn; Jack Brymer, c1; Royal Philharmonic/ Beecham-EMI 67601-80 minutes
Some firsts here. This is certainly the first time all three works have been on one CD, and it is the first time Beecham's performances of the three have been together-his three great stereo Mozart recordings. And I think it is the first time-at least in the USA-for this recording of the Bassoon Concerto. Until now I have been listening to it on LP. (EMI 63508 was rumored to have it, but I never saw the disc to confirm that.)
Beecham was one of the greatest Mozart conductors, and his orchestra was used to playing Mozart...