ADOLF BUSCH (1891-1952): Hausmusik No. 1 for Violin and Clarinet, Op. 26a*, Suite in F for Clarinet and String Trio, Op. 62a*, 7 Bagatelles for Clarinet, Viola and Cello, Op. 53a, Serenade in A for Clarinet, Violin and Viola, Op. 53b*, Variations on an Original Theme for Clarinet and String Quartet, Op. 53c, Romanze for Clarinet, 2 Violas and 2 Cellos, Op. 53d*, Humoreske in A for Clarinet, Trumpet, Viola and Double Bass, BoO 15*.

Description: We last met with an all-Busch CD just eight months ago (03O067); only two of the items recorded here were on that disc while the remaining hour's worth are * - First Recordings. The music ranges from a Mozartian lightness and clarity to a not-quite-Regerian density of counterpoint in late Romantic style. Although the clarinet in all of these compositions was that of his amateur wife, the string parts more likely had his Busch Quartet colleagues in mind. Bettina Beigelbeck (clarinet), Busch Kollegium Karlsruhe.