Title: Do not waste your money!
Review: Although the orchestra in this recording does sound quite good, Thea King sounds far below the professional level of many other recordings of this piece. Her sound and articulation are both dreadful. Some clarinet teachers have actually been known to give this recording to students as a way of showing them how NOT to play the clarinet!! Put very simply, THIS IS NOT PRETTY CLARINET PLAYING, IT IS VERY UGLY.Sabine Meyer, Harold Wright, and Robert Marcellus have all made wonderful recordings of this piece. If you are looking for a quaility recording, with a high level of artistry, those recordings are a great bet. Also, Sabine Meyer plays the concerto on basset clarinet as well if that is something that your are specifically looking for.
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