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Recorded in 1942. Luigi Amodio, clarinet, Siegfried Shultz, piano 1. Allegro apassianato 7:36 2. Andante un poco Adagio 10:33 3. Allegretto Grazioso 12:04 4. Vivace 16:03 Brahms Luigi Amodio (1902-1942)) Luigi was born in Bologna on August 7, 1902. This young man achieved his diploma of the age of 17. Bianchini had taught Amodio at the Bologna Conservatory. The following five years were taken up with freelancing all over Italy and Switzerland. Toscanini noticed Amodio and hired him to play principal clarinet in his orchestra at La Scala. He needed extra income in the summer. His favorite pastime was swimming, so he usually chose to work near a lake or sea in short opera and ballet seasons. La Scala Opera House, being one of the most famous and prestigious companies in the world, offered no security or pension scheme to any of their musicians at that time. Eventually the opportunity to perform major concertos arose,
