Karl Leister
Karl Leister (born 15 June 1937) is a classical clarinet player from Wilhelmshaven, Germany. At a very young age, he learned to play the clarinet from his father, also a clarinetist, and later studied at the Hochschule für Musik in Berlin. As a teenager, he was accepted into the Komische Oper Berlin under Václav Neumann and Walter Felsenstein as clarinet soloist. In 1959, Leister joined the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Herbert von Karajan; this musical association was to last for thirty years. During this time, he became internationally recognized as a soloist and chamber musician. He was also one of the founding members of the Bläser der Berliner Philharmoniker ("Berlin Soloists"), which made a number of recordings – including Brahms's "Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Opus 115". Additionally, he co-founded the Ensemble Wien-Berlin. The creation of the Herbert von Karajan Academy of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra has permitted Leister to teach music to a whole new generation of musicians. From 1993 to 2002, Leister held the position of Professor at the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler" in Berlin.
Genre: chamber-music
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Top Tracks
- Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 26: II. Adagio
- Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 26: III. Rondo. Vivace
- Introduction And Allegro For Harp Flute Clarinet And Strings
- Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 26: I. Adagio - Allegro
- Clarinet Concerto No. 4 in E Minor, WoO 20: I. Allegro vivace
- Clarinet Concerto No. 4 in E Minor, WoO 20: III. Rondo al espagnol
- Clarinet Concerto No. 4 in E Minor, WoO 20: II. Larghetto
- 3. Geburt und Kindheit
- Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115: I. Allegro
- Sonata for Clarinet and Piano: 1. Allegro tristement - Extract
- Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115: II. Adagio
- Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115: IV. Con moto
- Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115: III. Andantino - Presto non assai, ma con sentimento
- Clarinet Trio in A Minor, Op. 114: IV. Allegro
- Clarinet Trio in A Minor, Op. 114: III. Andante grazioso
- Clarinet Trio in A Minor, Op. 114: II. Adagio
- Clarinet Trio in A Minor, Op. 114: I. Allegro
- Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581: II. Larghetto
- Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581: II. Larghetto
- Sonata No. 2 for Clarinet and Piano in E-Flat Major, Op. 120, No. 2: I. Allegro amabile
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