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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major, K.622 - Iceland Symphony Orchestra

Oct 17, 2015 HARPA CONCERT HALL AND CONFERENCE CENTRE

Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Cornelius Meister, conductor
Arngunnur Árnadóttir, clarinet

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: ⚫ Clarinet Concerto in A major, K.622 0: 00
⚫ Allegro 0:27
⚫ Adagio 12:58
⚫ Rondo (Allegro) 20: 07


From Iceland Symphony's concert, Harpa, Reykjavík, September 10th 2015.

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