Mozart - Piano Quintet in Eb Major, K.452 [HL:400327]

This luscious quintet is scored for piano, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon. Mozart's magnificent orchestration of the winds with piano creates a warm and glowing texture of sound, and each instrument emerges at times for a prominent position. Cast in three movements: Largo/Allegro moderato; Larghetto; and Rondo/Allegretto. Truly one of the great works in this format and wonderful fun to practice and perform. Includes the complete clarinet solo part printed on high-quality ivory paper and a CD containing a complete performance of the quintet with soloist, then performed again minus the soloist.

Performed by Aldo Simonelli, clarinet

Accompaniment: Harriet Wingreen, piano; New Art Wind Quintet: Mel Kaplan, oboe; Tina DiDario, bassoon; Murray Panitz, flute