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Kalman Berkes
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Kálmán Berkes is a Hungarian clarinetist. Berkes was born in Budapest on May 8, 1952. He graduated from the Budapest Liszt Music Academy in 1972. He won second place at the Geneva International Music Competition in 1974, and his Opera Wind Quintet was a prize-winner in Munich in 1975. He was principal clarinetist in the Hungarian State Opera, the Budapest Philharmonic and the Budapest Festival Orchestra, and was a member of the Budapest Chamber Ensemble. He founded the Budapest Wind Ensemble in 1982. His recording of Bartók's Contrasts was a Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice. Discography Bartók: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 and 2 / Contrasts, with Jenő Jandó and György Pauk. Naxos, 1994. Brahms: Clarinet Sonatas Nos. 1 and 2 / Scherzo / Leider, Op. 92, with Jenő Jandó Krommer: Clarinet Concertos, with Kaori Tsutsui and Tomoko Takashima. Naxos, 1995. Weber: Clarinet Quintet, Op. 34 / Grand Duo Concertant, with Jenő Jandó. Naxos, 1995. Mozart: 5 Divertimentos, with Koji Okazaki and Tomoko Takashima. Naxos, 2000. Carl Stamitz: Clarinet Concertos, Vol. 1, with the Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia Carl Stamitz: Clarinet Concertos, Vol. 2, with the Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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Clarinet Sonata in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1: II. Andante, un poco adagio
2162Divertimento In B Flat Major, K. Anh. 229, No. 1 : I. Allegro
1863I. Allegro molto
1814Divertimento In B Flat Major, K. Anh. 229, No. 1 : II. Menuetto: Allegretto
1725Divertimento In B Flat Major, K. Anh. 229, No. 1 : IV. Menuetto
1546Divertimento In B Flat Major, K. Anh. 229, No. 1 : III. Adagio
1517Divertimento In B Flat Major, K. Anh. 229, No. 2 : I. Allegro
1478Divertimento In B Flat Major, K. Anh. 229, No. 1 : V. Rondo: Allegro
1469Divertimento In B Flat Major, K. Anh. 229, No. 5 : Adagio
13910Divertimento In B Flat Major, K. Anh. 229, No. 2 : II. Menuetto
139albums
Mozart: 5 Divertimentos, K. Anh. 229
Brahms: Clarinet Sonatas
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Krommer: Clarinet Concertos Opp. 35, 36 And 91
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Weber (The Best Of)
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Relaxing Classical
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Bela Bartok - A Portrait
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Clarinet Concertos, Vol. 2
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Brahms: Clarinet Sonatas Nos. 1 And 2/Scherzo/Lieder, Op. 91
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STAMITZ, C: Clarinet Concertos, Vol 1
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Cherubini: Requiem No.1 in C Minor / Mozart: Ave Verum Corpus / Exsultate Jubilate
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Weber: Clarinet Works
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Bartók: Hungarian Folksongs from Csík & Romanian Folk Dances (Arr. Székely for Clarinet and Piano)