Aurélio Magnani
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Aurelio Magnani was an Italian teacher of and performer on the clarinet
Clarinet
The clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...

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He taught in Venice and Rome and produced many pupils. He wrote a clarinet method (dedicated to Cyrille Rose from the Paris Opera) in addition to the Mazurka Caprice that can be heard on some recent reissues on CD of historical recordings by Louis Cahuzac
Louis Cahuzac
Louis Cahuzac was a French clarinetist and composer. Cahuzac was an outstanding performer and one of the few clarinetists who made a career as a soloist in the first part of the 20th century....

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The work is pure charm throughout, and shows the craftsmanship of someone who knows the clarinet intimately.

Discography

  • Piero Vincenti (clarinet) - Marsida Koni (piano). Aurelio Magnani, Complete works for clarinet and piano, Accademia Italiana del Clarinetto AIC 001 © 2010
  • Louis Cahuzac. Les grands maîtres da la Clarinette, Mazurka-caprice, Dante Productions LYS 366 (p) 1998
  • Louis Cahuzac. Historical Recordings, Volume II, Mazurka-caprice, Clarinet Classics CC0010 © 1994, (p) 1994
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