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Brahms: Complete Chamber Music / Hamelin, King, Power, New Budapest String Quartet, et al

12 CD / Hyperion / 2008-10-14

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sextet for Strings no 1 in B flat major, Op. 18; Sextet for Strings no 2 in G major, Op. 36; Quintet for Strings no 1 in F major, Op. 88; Quintet for Strings no 2 in G major, Op. 111...
Performers: Benson, Clifford; Crawford-Phillips, Simon; Evans, Peter [Piano]; Hamelin, Marc-Andre [Piano]; Hosford, Richard; Hugh, Timothy; Isserlis, Steven; King, Thea; Lane, Piers; Lester, Richard [Cello]; Oso...
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Ensemble: Florestan Trio; Leopold String Trio; New Budapest String Quartet; Raphael Ensemble

This deluxe, mid-priced boxed set of twelve discs contains some of the finest recordings ever made of the chamber music masterpieces of Johannes Brahms. Containing...continue...

Crusell: Clarinet Concertos / King, Francis, London Symphony

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-02-08

Works: Bernhard Henrik Crusell: Concerto for clarinet & orchestra no 1 in E flat major, Op. 1; Concerto for clarinet & orchestra no 2 in F minor, Op. 5; Concerto for clarinet & orchestra no 3 in B flat majo...
Performers: King, Thea
Conductors: Francis, Alun
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"The most rewarding clarinet concertos of the early 19th century. Strongly recommended." - BBC Music Magazine...continue...

Tausch: Double Clarinet Concertos; Süssmayr / Thea King

1 CD / Hyperion / 2004-10-12

Works: Franz Tausch: Concerto for 2 clarinets no 1 in B flat major, Op. 27; Concerto for 2 clarinets no 2 in B flat major, Op. 26; Franz Xaver Süssmayr: Concerto Movement for basset clarinet in D
Performers: Bucknall, Stephen; King, Thea
Conductors: Hager, Leopold
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

'Again Hyperion has come up with a really excellent programme, and the works are given performances out of the top drawer... there can be no...continue...

Brahms: Clarinet Sonatas 1 & 2 / Thea King, Clifford Benson

1 CD / Hyperion / 2004-03-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for clarinet (or viola) & piano no 1 in F minor, Op. 120/1; Sonata for clarinet (or viola) & piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 120/2
Performers: Benson, Clifford; King, Thea

Clarinet Quintets / Thea King, Britten Quartet

1 CD / Hyperion / 2003-05-01

Works: Herbert Howells: Rhapsodic Quintet, for clarinet quintet, Op. 31; Arnold Cooke: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings; Elizabeth Maconchy: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings; Benjamin Frankel: Quintet for C...
Performers: King, Thea; Lale, Peter; Manning, Peter; Pascoe, Keith; Shulman, Andrew

'Yet another super disc from this company. Thea King is no stranger to Hyperion but I think this may be her best disc to date...continue...

Arnold, Britten, Maconchy: Clarinet Concertos / Thea King

1 CD / Hyperion / 2001-11-01

Works: Malcolm Arnold: Concerto for Clarinet no 1, for clarinet & strings, Op. 20; Concerto for Clarinet no 2, Op. 115; You Know What Sailors Are, film score; Elizabeth Maconchy: Concertino for clarinet & o...
Performers: King, Thea
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

"An exceptionally attractive disc, beautifully recorded and superbly performed." -Gramophone...continue...

Stanford, Finzi: Clarinet Concertos / Thea King, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2001-07-01

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Concerto for Clarinet in A minor, Op. 80; Gerald Finzi: Concerto for Clarinet & String Orchestra in C Minor, Op. 31
Performers: King, Thea
Conductors: Francis, Alun
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Romberg, Fuchs: Clarinet Quintets; Stanford / King, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2001-06-01

Works: Andreas Romberg: Quintet for clarinet, violin, 2 violas & cello, Op. 57; Robert Fuchs: Quintet for clarinet & strings in E flat minor, Op. 102; Charles Villiers Stanford: Fantasies (2) for clarinet a...
Performers: King, Thea

Neglected masterpieces? Not quite, though Andreas Romberg's undisguised homage to Mozart has something of the master's charm, as does the Brahms-saturated Quintet of Robert Fuchs;...continue...

Villa-Lobos: Music for Flute / William Bennett, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2000-11-01

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Quinteto em forma de Chôros, W 231; Modinha, W 534; Bachiana brasileira no 6 for Flute and Bassoon; Distribuiçao de flores, W 381; Assobio a jato (The Jet Whistle), f...
Performers: Bennett, William; Black, Neil; King, Thea; Robin O'Neill [Bassoon/Conductor]; Tunnell, Charles; Wynberg, Simon

William Bennett is one of the finest flautists of the present day - and on this disc, he is in excellent company with some leading...continue...

Crusell: Clarinet Quartets / King, Allegri String Quartet

1 CD / Hyperion / 1999-11-01

Works: Bernhard Henrik Crusell: Quartet for Clarinet and Strings no 1 in E flat major, Op. 2; Quartet for Clarinet and Strings no 2 in C minor, Op. 4; Quartet for Clarinet and Strings no 3 in D major, Op. 7
Performers: Carter, Peter; King, Thea; Pacey, Prudence; Schrecker, Bruno

"Crusell's compositions for the clarinet are generally acknowledged today as the finest from the early years of the 19th Century...The generally relaxed approach of Thea...continue...

Simpson: String Quartet, String Quintet, Clarinet Quintet

1 CD / Hyperion / 1997-09-01

Works: Robert Simpson: Quintet for clarinet & strings; Quartet for Strings no 13; String Quintet no 2 for 2 violins, viola & 2 cellos
Performers: Kampen, Christopher van; King, Thea

'Stern but vigorous, with all the classic virtues of chamber music' (Classic CD)

'Yet another invigorating and thought-provoking disc in Hyperion's invaluable Simpson cycle. Richly...continue...

English Music for Clarinet / Thea King, Clifford Benson

2 CD / Hyperion / 1997-09-01

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Sonata for clarinet & piano, Op. 129; Howard Ferguson: Short Pieces (4) for clarinet (or viola) & piano, Op 6; Gerald Finzi: Bagatelles (5) for clarinet & piano, Op. 23; Wi...
Performers: Benson, Clifford; King, Thea

"The English clarinet tradition is well documented in this set...The listener unfamiliar with this repertoire will no doubt be taken by the variety of musical...continue...

The Clarinet in Concert - Bruch, et al / Thea King

2 CD / Hyperion / 1997-03-01

Works: Max Bruch: Concerto for clarinet & viola with orchestra, in E minor, Op. 88; Felix Mendelssohn: Concert Piece for Clarinet, Basset Horn and Piano no 1 in F major, Op. 113; Concert Piece for Clarinet,...
Performers: Dobree, Georgina; Imai, Nobuko; King, Thea
Conductors: Francis, Alun; Judd, James; Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

Brahms: Clarinet Quintet, Clarinet Trio / King, Gabrieli

1 CD / Hyperion / 1983-01-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B minor, Op.115; Trio for clarinet (or viola), cello & piano in A minor, Op. 114
Performers: Benson, Clifford; Georgian, Karine; King, Thea

Mozart: Clarinet Concerto, Clarinet Quintet / Thea King

1 CD / Hyperion / 1983-01-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K 581
Performers: King, Thea
Conductors: Tate, Jeffrey;
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra; Gabrieli String Quartet