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Karl Leister

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A pinnacle of artistry from Leister, the virtuoso who served as principal clarinetist of the Berlin Philharmonic for over 30 years! Revived with the latest remastering by engineers at the UK-based Nimbus label! Limited to 500 copiesThis exquisite recording of Brahmswhich can be considered one of the pinnacles of the career of Karl Leister (1937), a world-renowned figure in the clarinet world who long served as the backbone of Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonicis finally being reissued with a new remaster! At the time of the 1997 recording, he had already left the Berlin Philharmonic (where he served as principal clarinetist until 1993) and was teaching at the Hans Eisler School of Music in Berlin and serving as a professor at the Saito Kinen Orchestra, while also performing worldwide as a freelance soloist. He had recorded these Brahms works for labels such as DG even during his tenure with th