A master of the clarinet reveals the secrets of his instrument and of the famous Viennese sound. Peter Schmidl is solo clarinettist of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and an internationally sought-after virtuoso who has appeared with famous conductors such as Karl Böhm, Leonard Bernstein, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, James Levine, Riccardo Muti, Seiji Ozawa and André Previn. In the booklet notes Peter Schmidl explains what the music lover should know about the clarinet. This release forms part of an edition which features top players of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.