The Clarinotts

It’s all fairly inconsequential stuff, but played with impeccable technical mastery, albeit in generally bleached tones, favouring the upper partials…The disc would make a good gift to a young... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 14th Jul 2017
Catalogue No: 98874
Label: Gramola

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Mozart: Wind arrangements of Don Giovanni

arr. Rainer Schottstadt
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Denisov: Zwei Stücke für Drei Instrumente

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Strauss, J, II: Die Fledermaus Act I Trio

arr. Rainer Schottstadt
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Druschetzky: Acht Trios

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Ploy: Die Floristin

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Prinz: Scherzo fantastique

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This ensemble consists of Ernst Ottensamer, a clarinettist in the Vienna Philharmonic, and his two sons Andreas and Daniel. Their aim is to bring the literature of music for the clarinet family closer to the public. They play the basset horn, bass clarinet and E flat clarinet as well as the standard instruments. On this CD, they perform works by Mozart, Hummel, Druschetsky, Prinz, Denisov, Ploy and J Strauss II.

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December 2017

It’s all fairly inconsequential stuff, but played with impeccable technical mastery, albeit in generally bleached tones, favouring the upper partials…The disc would make a good gift to a young clarinettist as model for technique and encouragement to explore the pleasures of ensemble playing. And it’s an appropriate memorial to Ernst Ottensamer, founder of an impressive ‘royal family of the clarinet’.

October 2017

Yes, it’s an entertaining programme, delivered with warmth and wit. But there’s a bit more than just that going on here…They’re clarinet royalty, with a shared commitment to what they call ‘the Viennese tradition of clarinet playing’…the naturalness of their phrasing, coupled to a sense of light and shade that clearly comes from knowing this music intimately – and understand precisely how to make it speak.

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