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Karl Leister

cl, *1937 DE, Wilhelmshaven
Classical

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 fur Musik in Berlin. As a teenager, he was accepted into the Komische Oper Berlin under Václav Neumann and Walter Felsenstein as clarinet soloist.

     
Instruments
  • Clarinet
  • Vocals
Genres
  • Classical
  • Soundtrack
  • Brass
Plays With
Berliner Philharmoniker
Berliner Solisten
Ensemble Wien-Berlin
Philharmonische Solisten Berlin
Brett Dean
Blasorchester der Berliner Philharmoniker
Berlin Philharmonic Soloists
Philharmonisches Kammerensemble Berlin
Gunma Symphony Orchestra
The Masterplayers
Bläser der Berliner Philharmoniker
Popular Tracks   
Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: II. Adagio on Mozart: Clarinet & Bassoon Concertos by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Karl Leister, Klaus Thunemann, Stephen Orton, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner
Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 26: II. Adagio on Spohr: Clarinet Concertos Nos. 1 & 4 by Louis Spohr, Karl Leister, Radio Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR & Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
Romance in G Major on Karl Leister Plays Romantic Sonatas by Karl Leister & Ferenc Bognar
Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: I. Allegro on Mozart: Clarinet & Bassoon Concertos by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Karl Leister, Klaus Thunemann, Stephen Orton, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner
Introduction And Allegro For Harp Flute Clarinet And Strings on Karl Leister - Great Recordings by Karl Leister
Rhapsody for Clarinet on Karl Leister: Solo by Karl Leister
Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: III. Rondo (Allegro) on Mozart: Clarinet & Bassoon Concertos by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Karl Leister, Klaus Thunemann, Stephen Orton, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner
Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 26: I. Adagio - Allegro on Spohr: Clarinet Concertos Nos. 1 & 4 by Louis Spohr, Karl Leister, Radio Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR & Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 26: III. Rondo. Vivace on Spohr: Clarinet Concertos Nos. 1 & 4 by Louis Spohr, Karl Leister, Radio Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR & Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano: 2. Romanza on Poulenc: Chamber Music by Francis Poulenc, Ensemble Wien-Berlin & James Levine

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Clarinet Quintet - Clarinet Trio - Clarinet SonatasJohannes Brahms, Karl Leister2007Album
Reger: The String Quartets, Clarinet QuintetDrolc-Quartett, Karl Leister, Max Reger2005Album
Klarinettenquintett H-MollJohannes Brahms - Amadeus-Quartett, Karl Leister2001Album
Overtures / Clarinet Concerto No. 1Carl Maria von Weber - Rafael Kubelik, Karl Leister, Symphonie-Orchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Berliner Philharmoniker2000Compil.
String Quartet Op. 109 / Clarinet Quintet Op. 146Max Reger - Karl Leister, Vogler Quartett2000Album
Clarinet Trio, Op. 114 • Clarinet Sonatas, Op. 120Johannes Brahms, Karl Leister, Ferenc Bognár, Wolfgang Boettcher1999Album
Clarinet Concerto - Flute Concerto - Obe ConcertoWolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Karl Leister, Hans-Martin Linde, Gerhard Turetschek1998Album
Complete String Quartets—Quintets—SextetsAmadeus-Quartett, Cecil Aronowitz, Karl Leister, Christoph Eschenbach, Johannes Brahms1998Album
Johannes Brahms String Quintet, Op. 88 Clarinet Quintet, Op. 115Johannes Brahms, Karl Leister, Brandis Quartet1997Compil.
Par Excellence: French Music for ClarinetKarl Leister, Ferenc Bognár, Francis Poulenc, Camille Saint-Saëns, Claude Debussy, Charles-Marie Widor, Darius Milhaud, Jean Françaix1996Album
Klaviertrios / Horntrio / KlarinettentrioJohannes Brahms - Trio Di Trieste, Christoph Eschenbach, Gerd Seifert, Eduard Drolc, Karl Leister, Georg Donderer1992Album
Clarinet Concerto • Bassoon Concerto • FagottkonzertWolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Karl Leister • Klaus Thunemann, The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner1989Album
Mozart: B. H. Klarinettenquintett Kv 581 / B. H. Crusell: Klarinettenquartett Op. 4Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Bernhard Henrik Crusell, Karl Leister, Prazak Quartet1987Album
The Three Clarinet ConcertosBernhard Henrik Crusell, Karl Leister, Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä1987Album
Woodwind Concertos For Clarinet, Oboe & BassoonWolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Karl Leister / Lothar Koch / Günther Piesk / Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan1987Compil.
Carl Leister/Koji ToyodaKarl Leister, Koji Toyoda, Gunma Symphony Orchestra1984Album
Die Klarinettenkonzerte 2 & 3Louis Spohr, Karl Leister1984Album
Die KlarinettensonatenJohannes Brahms, Karl Leister, Gerhard Oppitz1984Album
Die Klarinettenkonzerte 1&4Louis Spohr - Karl Leister, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart, Rafael Frühbeck De Burgos1984Album
Die Klarinettenkonzerte 1-4Louis Spohr - Karl Leister, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart, Rafael Frühbeck De Burgos1984Album
Klarinettenquintett Op. 115Johannes Brahms - Karl Leister, Vermeer Quartet1983Album
Horntrio / KlarinettentrioJohannes Brahms, Norbert Hauptmann, Karl Leister, Tamás Vásáry, Thomas Brandis, Ottomar Borwitzky1983Album
Complete Works For Clarinet And PianoforteCarl Maria von Weber – Karl Leister, Mariko Hayashi1983Album
Carl Leister/Koji ToyodaKarl Leister, Koji Toyoda, Gunma Symphony Orchestra1980Album
Concerti Op. 57 Per Flauto - Op. 101 Per Clarinetto - Concerto Per CornoGiuseppe Saverio Mercadante / Maxence Larrieu / Karl Leister / Hermann Baumann / The Masterplayers / Richard Schumacher1978Album
Klarinettenkonzert - Fagottkonzert - Adagio und Rondo KV 617Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Karl Leister, Rafael Kubelik, Berliner Philharmoniker, Maurice Allard, Orchestre Des Concerts Lamoureux, Nicanor Zabaleta, Igor Markevitch, Orchestre De Chambre Paul Kuentz1976Album
TriosJohannes Brahms / Georg Donderer - Eduard Drolc - Christoph Eschenbach - Karl Leister - Gerd Seifert - Trio Di Trieste1975Album
Klaviertrio • Piano Trio Op. 1 Nr. 2 / Klarinettentrio • Clarinet TrioLudwig van Beethoven - Wilhelm Kempff ∙ Henryk Szeryng ∙ Pierre Fournier ∙ Karl Leister1974Album
Horntrio Op.40 • Klarinettentrio Op.114Johannes Brahms - Christoph Eschenbach ∙ Gerd Seifert ∙ Karl Leister ∙ Eduard Drolc ∙ Georg Donderer1973Album
Concerto Pour Flûte Et Harpe - Concerto Pour ClarinetteWolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker, James Galway, Fritz Helmis, Karl Leister1972Album
Trio Op. 38 Nach Dem Septett Op. 20Ludwig van Beethoven, Karl Leister / Wolfgang Boettcher / Eckart Besch1972Album
Piano Quartets And Wind MusicLudwig van Beethoven, Christoph Eschenbach, Amadeus-Quartett, Wilhelm Kempff, Henryk Szeryng, Pierre Fournier, Jörg Demus, Gerd Seifert, Berliner Philharmoniker, Lothar Koch, Gerhard Stempnik, Karl Leister, Peter Geisler, Manfred Klier, Günther Piesk, Henning Trog1972Album
Klarinettenquintett A-Dur Op.146 • Quintet For Clarinet & Strings, Op.146Max Reger, Karl Leister • Drolc-Quartett1972Album
Klarinettenquintett H-Moll Op. 115Johannes Brahms / Amadeus-Quartett ‧ Karl Leister1968Album
Klarinettenkonzert A-Dur KV 622 - Klarinettenquintett A-Dur KV 581Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Rafael Kubelik, Karl Leister, Berliner Philharmoniker1968Album
Mozart · Weber: KlarinettenkonzerteWolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Rafael Kubelik, Karl Leister, Berliner Philharmoniker1968Album
Mozart KlarinetconcertKarl Leister, Berliner Philharmoniker, Rafael KubelikAlbum
Brahms, Clarinet SonatasKarl Leister, Ferenc BognárAlbum
Brahms Clarinet Trio & Piano Trio No. 2Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, Karl Leister, Ferenc Bognár, Wolfgang BoettcherAlbum
Mozart/Weber: Klarinettenkonzerte. Mozart: FagottkonzertKarl Leister, Berliner Philharmoniker, Rafael Kubelik / Maurice Allard, Orchestre Des Concerts Lamoureux, Igor MarkevitchCompil.
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