Swiss Wind Soloists. Schweizer Bläserensemble. W. A. Mozart, C. M. von Weber, L. van Beethoven.

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Swiss Wind Soloists: Philipp Mahrenholz, oboe; Deborah Klein, oboe; Robert Pickup, clarinet; Rudolf Ausfeld, clarinet; Gerd Vosseler, bassoon; Erich Zimmermann, bassoon; Andrea Siri, horn; Heier Wanner, horn.

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