Boxwood & Brass (Emily Worthington & Fiona Mitchell - clarinet,  Robert Percival - bassoon, Anneke Scott & Kate Goldsmith - natural horn)
 

The ensemble’s debut recording charts the life and legacy of Prussian court clarinettist Franz Tausch (1762–1817), from a childhood in Mannheim to the intellectual salons of Berlin.

Tausch’s intimate salon pieces capture the dawn of Romanticism, the full flowering of which can be heard in the works of his students, Heinrich Baermann and Bernhard Henrik Crusell.

'The performances by Boxwood & Brass of this little-explored repertoire are beautifully prepared and executed, with a polished tone from both clarinettists and an authoritative and focused contribution from horns and bassoon.'
Early Music Review (5 stars)