Archduke Rudolph: Music For Clarinet & Piano
) | Label: BRILLIANT CLASSICS Catalog: BRI94952 Format: CD Magistrelli; BraccoComposed by: Archduke, Rudolph This disc brings together some real musical rarities: the unpublished clarinet works of Archduke Rudolph of Austria, a pianist and amateur composer best known for being a Beethoven pupil and patron. Beethoven dedicated no fewer than 14 works to Rudolph – including some of his greatest masterpieces. The influence of the great composer on his friend and protégé is palpable. The artists have reconstructed many of the works from surviving fragments following meticulous research.  Price: $13.98 |