Performers
Classical clarinetists who have recorded albums using basset clarinet include Sabine Meyer and David Shifrin. The German clarinetist Theo Jörgensmann plays free jazz on a basset clarinet. The British clarinetist Thea King recorded both Mozart's Quintet and Concerto on the basset clarinet for Hyperion Records, coupled together on one CD. Michael Collins, who studied with Thea King, has recorded the Mozart concerto playing a basset clarinet (Deutsche Grammophon, along with a transcription for clarinet of Beethoven's Violin Concerto). He is also the soloist with the North Carolina Symphony on April 10, 2008 of the world premier of Elena Kats-Chernin's "Ornamental Air," in the form of a concerto for basset clarinet. Joy Farrall has also recorded Mozart's concerto, quintet and trio for clarinet, viola and piano (BMG and Meridian) using a basset clarinet. On period instruments, English clarinetist Jane Booth has recorded the quintet with The Eybler Quartet (Analekta, 2010) to wide critical acclaim.
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