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Thea King

cl, 1925-2007 GB, Hitchin
Musician of Classical
A.k.a. Dame Thea King

Born: 26th December 1925 Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England Died: 26th June 2007 British clarinetist. Having begun her career as a pianist, she returned to the piano in later years. Appointed a dame in 2001.

     
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Quintet for Piano, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, and Bassoon in E Flat Major, K. 452: 1. Largo - on Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 17; Quintet For Piano & Wind by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Mitsuko Uchida, English Chamber Orchestra & Jeffrey Tate
Clarinet Concerto No.4 in E Minor, WoO 20: II. Larghetto on Mozart: Clarinet Concerto / Spohr: Clarinet Concerto No. 4 by Thea King, English Chamber Orchestra & Alun Francis
Larghetto in B Flat Major for Piano & Wind Quintet, K.452a on Mozart - Piano Sonatas; Other Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Mitsuko Uchida
Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K.622: I. Allegro on Mozart: Clarinet Concerto / Spohr: Clarinet Concerto No. 4 by Thea King, English Chamber Orchestra & Alun Francis
Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K.622: II. Adagio on Mozart: Clarinet Concerto / Spohr: Clarinet Concerto No. 4 by Thea King, English Chamber Orchestra & Alun Francis
Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K.622: III. Rondo on Mozart: Clarinet Concerto / Spohr: Clarinet Concerto No. 4 by Thea King, English Chamber Orchestra & Alun Francis
4 Short Pieces, Op. 6: II. Scherzo on English Music for Clarinet & Piano I: Finzi, Stanford etc. by Thea King, Charles Villiers Stanford, Clifford Benson, Howard Ferguson, Gerald Finzi & William Hurlstone
Clarinet Concerto No.4 in E Minor, WoO 20: I. Allegro vivace on Mozart: Clarinet Concerto / Spohr: Clarinet Concerto No. 4 by Thea King, English Chamber Orchestra & Alun Francis
Quintette avec clarinette on Mozart by Gallimard Jeunesse & Jacques Bonnaffé
Quintet for Piano, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, and Bassoon in E Flat Major, K. 452: Allegro moderato on Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 17; Quintet For Piano & Wind by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Mitsuko Uchida, English Chamber Orchestra & Jeffrey Tate

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Frederick Thurston 1901-1953 Centenary Tribute (Quintet / 'Caoine' From Sonata Op. 129 / Quintet / Quartet)Arthur Bliss, Charles Villiers Stanford, Frederick Thurston, Myers Foggin, The Griller String Quartet, Gordon Jacob, Alan Rawsthorne, Thea King, Aeolian String Quartet2001Compil.
The Clarinet In ConcertThea King / The London Symphony Orchestra / English Chamber Orchestra1997Album
String Quartet No 13 / String Quintet No 2 / Clarinet QuintetRobert Simpson, The Delmé String Quartet, Christopher Van Kampen, Thea King1997Album
Clarinet Concertos / Scherzetto / Concerto Movement / ConcertinosMalcolm Arnold, Benjamin Britten, Elizabeth Maconchy - Thea King, English Chamber Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth1993Album
Dance Preludes / Concerto / ConcertinoWitold Lutoslawski / Howard Blake / Mátyás Seiber - Thea King, English Chamber Orchestra, Andrew Litton1987Album
The Clarinet In Concert (Concerto For Clarinet And Viola,Op.88 / Two Concert Pieces For Clarinet And Basset Horn,Op.113/114 / Introduction And Variations On A Swedish Air,Op.12)Max Bruch, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Bernhard Henrik Crusell, Thea King, Georgina Dobrée, Nobuko Imai, The London Symphony Orchestra, Alun Francis1987Album
Clarinet Concerto In A Major, K622 / Clarinet Quintet In A Major, K581Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Thea King, English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate, The Gabrieli String Quartet1986Album
Clarinet SonatasJohannes Brahms, Thea King, Clifford Benson1986Album
Clarinet Quintet / Clarinet TrioJohannes Brahms - Thea King, The Gabrieli String Quartet, Karina Georgian, Clifford Benson1984Album
Clarinet ConcertosBernhard Henrik Crusell - Carl Maria von Weber - Thea King, The London Symphony Orchestra, Alun Francis1983Album
Clarinet QuartetsBernhard Henrik Crusell - Thea King, The Allegri String Quartet1983Album
Clarinet Concertos (No. 1 In E Flat • No. 3 In B Flat)Bernhard Henrik Crusell - Thea King, The London Symphony Orchestra, Alun Francis1982Album
Tame CatSylvia Eaves, Thea King, Courtney Kenny1982Album
Clarinet ConcertosThea King, Northwest Chamber Orchestra Seattle, Alun Francis1982Album
Clarinet QuintetsSir Arthur Somervell / Gordon Jacob - Thea King, Aeolian String Quartet1981Album
Music For Clarinet And PianoThea King, Clifford Benson, Charles Villiers Stanford, Howard Ferguson, Gerald Finzi, William Hurlstone1981Album
Stanford Clarinet Concerto / Finzi Clarinet ConcertoCharles Villiers Stanford / Gerald Finzi - Thea King, Philharmonia Orchestra, Alun Francis1980Album
Mozart. Clarinet Concerto No. 4 In E Minor / SpohrThea King1979Album
Quartet In A Minor Op.21 / Fantasy String Quartet Op.25 / Rhapsodic Quintet Op.31Herbert Howells - Richards Piano Quartet, Richards Ensemble With Thea King1975Album
String Trio Quanta, Clarinet QuartetPriaulx Rainier, Alan Rawsthorne, Thea King, Aeolian String Quartet1970Album
Quintet For Clarinet & Strings In A Major, K581, Divertimento In D, K136Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Thea King, Aeolian String Quartet1968Album
In MemoriamJohn Ireland - Tessa Robbins, Thea King, Alan Rowlands1962Album
Music For Clarinet And Piano Volume 2Thea King, Clifford BensonAlbum
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