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Clarinet concertos anyone?

I'm interested in hearing some of your favorite Classical Clarinet CD's.
Just picked up nice 3 CD set called Romantic Clarinet Concertos from Brilliant Classics. The 1st piece alone, Conc #1 in F minor Op73,played by Emma Johnson with the English Chamber Orchestra, is worth the price of this bargain priced set($14 at CD Universe).
(However it is a reissue & it's excellent quality is most fully revealed by reversing the polarity on my Spectral preamp.)
I am interested in hearing of other Clarinet concerto CD's
with similar feel to the music.(For Jazz Clarinet lovers Pete Fountains CD "Swinging Blues" on Ranwood Records in 1990 is a gem(analog recording). I'd enjoy others like it also.
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audphile1
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I forgot to include Robert Schumann - "Fantasie Pieces".
A pretty good recording of it is Harold Wright/Peter Serkin, which also includes Brahms Clarinet Sonatas.
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and how could I forget Bartok's Contrasts?
vvrinc
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Interesting repertoire and recorded with spectacular sound is: Nielsen and Aho Clarinet Concertos. (Martin Frost, clarinet, with the Lahti Symphony Orchestra directed by Osmo Vänskä.)

http://www.amazon.com/Nielsen-Aho-Clarinet-Concertos-Hybrid/dp/B000NOK9PY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1206460716&sr=8-2

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Vvrinc, I'm planning to get this cd. There's a brief preview of it on youtube if you search for Martin Frost.
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drubin
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I second the recommendation for Finzi's clarinet concerto. Also, I am fond of a recording of piano and clarinet pieces from Peter Serkin and Harold Wright on the Boston Records label.
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