The Consortium Classicum is a German
chamber orchestra
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.
In the early 1960s, German clarinetist
Dieter Klöcker
Dieter Klöcker (13 April 1936, Wuppertal – 21 May 2011, Freiburg im Breisgau) was a German clarinetist known for rediscovering many forgotten composers of the 18th century, specifically forgotten music of the clarinet.
From 1975 to 2002, Klöc ...
founded the Consortium Classicum, a German chamber music ensemble to bring back to life rediscovered musical works. These works use only
wind instrument
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s as well as the combination of
woodwind
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s and
string
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s, up to nine players. The members of the ensemble are all soloists, professors from music academies and leaders from first class orchestras, who uphold the ensemble's concept in a very individual and consistent manner.
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German orchestras
Chamber orchestras