Presto CD, Crusell (composer)
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Crusell: Clarinet Concerto No. 2
Recommendedand works by Rossini, Weber and Baermann
Emma Johnson (clarinet)
English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves
It was this Crusell Grand Concerto which Emma Johnson played when she won the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition in 1984. That occasion was the first time she had played a concerto with... —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Crusell, Kozeluch and Krommer: Clarinet Concertos
Emma Johnson (clarinet)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Günther Herbig
..a devil-may-care spontaneity makes for winning results - this mixture could hardly be more delightful. —
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Crusell: The 3 Clarinet Concertos
Emma Johnson (clarinet)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, Günther Herbig, Charles Groves, Gerard Schwarz
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Weber: Clarinet Concerto No.1
Emma Johnson (clarinet)
English Chamber Orchestra, Yan Pascal Tortelier
...this well varied, delicious issue...The mellowness of tone, the richly varied phrasing and the subtle dynamic gradations are amazing. —
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Weber, Crusell & Spohr: Clarinet Concertos
Emma Johnson (clarinet)
English Chamber Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz
Emma Johnson's playing is so gloriously expressive...her feel for pulse and dynamics is so absolutely right that one never wants the playing to stop —
