Since you are interested in Frost & Friends: Encores, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Concerto in A major for Clarinet and Orchestra, KV622; Clarinet Quintet in A major, KV581 Martin Frost (basset clarinet/clarinet) / Amsterdam Sinfonietta conducted by Peter Oundjian / Vertavo String Quartet [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Sep/2003 ] "A superb, even stunning, performance and recording of some of the greatest of Mozart's music" (ClassicWeb) |
J. S. BACH
Easter and Ascension Oratorios Carolyn Sampson, Iestyn Davies, James Gilchrist & Peter Harvey / Retrospect Ensemble, Matthew Halls [ Linn ECHO / CD - released 1/Dec/2014 ] This, the second release of the highly anticipated Retrospect Ensemble series, features the Easter Oratorio, one of Bach's best-known oratorios and a monumental work, as well as the Ascension Oratorio. |
KALEVI AHO / CARL NIELSEN
Aho/Nielsen: Clarinet Concertos Martin Frost (clarinet) / Lahti Symphony Orchestra / Osmo Vanska [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Feb/2007 ] "Martin Fröst and Osmo Vänskä again prove a most persuasive partnership in this latest collaboration. There is something utterly idiomatic about Fröst's approach to the Nielsen, while he announces the Aho as a major concerto for the new century. At... |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Works for Clarinet and Piano Martin Frost (clarinet) / Roland Pontinen (piano) [ BIS / CD - released 1/Jan/2003 ] All of Schumann's works for clarinet and piano, including transcriptions of songs, on one CD. Superbly played by Martin Frost and Roland Pontinen. |
JAMES MacMILLAN
MacMillan: Orchestra Works: The Confession of Isobel Gowdie / Tuireadh for clarinet and string orchestra / etc Martin Frost (clarinet) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Osmo Vanska [ BIS / CD - released 1/Aug/2002 ] seventh disc of MacMillan's music to be released on BIS. |
BERNHARD HENRIK CRUSELL
Crusell: The Three Clarinet Concertos Martin Frost (clarinet) / Gateborgs Symfoniker / Okko Kamu [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] On the strength of his fine musicianship, his unusually inspiring and often unconventional performances and a long series of highly acclaimed recordings, Martin Fröst has become recognized as one of today's most interesting performers. |
COPLAND / HINDEMITH / ARNOLD
Clarinet Concertos dedicated to Benny Goodman Martin Frost (clarinet) / Malma SymfoniOrkester / Lan Shui [ BIS / CD - released 1/Jun/1998 ] The Swedish clarinettist Martin Fröst has rapidly become one of the leading and most sought after international clarinet players. |
BRAHMS
Clarinet Works (Incls sonatas & trio) Martin Frost (clarinet) / Roland Pantinen (piano) / Torleif Thedaen (cello) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Oct/2005 ] "Martin Fröst is as fine a clarinetist as anyone alive today, and he teams up with two equally superb colleagues in presenting exceptional performances of these three chestnuts of the chamber-music-with-winds repertoire...if you're looking for... |
HALLSTROM / ROSSINI / MOZART / DANZI / LOVREGLIO / SAINT-SAENS
The Pied Piper of the Opera (Clarinet Arias) Martin Frost (clarinet) / Singapore Symphony Orchestra / Lan Shui. [ BIS / CD - released 1/Aug/2003 ] "Martin Fröst is a major emerging artist gifted with both the tools and the talent...Delightful" (American Record Guide) |
WEBER
Clarinet Concertos Martin Frost (clarinet) / Tapiola Sinfonietta / Jean-Jacques Kantorow [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Oct/2013 ] "This is an absolutely wonderful disc in every way. Weber's clarinet music is delightful, and it's hard to imagine it being better played or recorded. Martin Fröst has such a supple, liquid timbre that at times you could almost swear there were words... |