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From Hugo Wolf's turbulent life somehow emerged a remarkable and enduring uvre of magnificent Lieder. This album provides a wonderful cross-section of that great composer's best works. You won't be disappointed by this one!

Weber's Grand Duo Concertant is a magnificent piece for clarinet, displaying all the charm and rich woodwind character for which the composer was so justly famous; also included in this edition is a work by a man who was influenced profoundly by Weber: Richard Wagner. His Adagio, written in Wurtzburg in 1833, which is thought to have been composed for the clarinetist Rummel.

The Zinn String Quartet accompany you in this great collection of Joplin Ragtime classics, in vivacious quartet arrangements. Don't miss it!

The Zinn String Quartet accompany you in this great collection of Joplin Ragtime Quartets. Don't miss it!

MMO is pleased to bring you one of the all-time classics for the guitar, Mauro Giuliani's Guitar Concerto No. 1 in A major. This familiar and ever-so-beautiful piece has been a success since its premiere in the early nineteenth century. Listen to stunning virtuoso Christian Reichert perform the concerto with the Plovdiv Philharmonic and then you take his place with that same magnificent orchestra! This deluxe 2CD set includes a slow-tempo practice version to help you as you learn the concerto.

Here is the great quintet by famed Classical-era Italian master Mauro Giuliani. It is in the form of a set of variations and a polonaise, and was published to great acclaim in late 1814. Demanding but worth the effort to learn. Spectacular music!

Boccherini was one of the great masters of the Italian Baroque guitar and this quintet demonstrates that fact perfectly. As its title implies, it is famous for its dance-like qualities. Great fun and rewarding to any player of the Baroque and Classical guitar repertoire.

A selection from MMO's catalogue of violin concerti, this album contains the complete slow movements of five of the greatest violin concerti ever written. This makes a perfect introduction to the concerto repertoire. Many of these selections are suitable for the less technically advanced violinist due to their slower tempi, and serve as a way to concentrate on tone production.