Ge?nisson is established as one of today's leading French wind instrumentalists. A multi-faceted soloist, and a frequent guest with orchestras around the world, he trained in Paris at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique and in Los Angeles at the University of Southern California. His repertoire ranges from Mozart to jazz by way of folk music, and his lively interest in new music has led to collaborations with a number of prominent composers. Collaborating on this album with the period instruments of Concerto Köln and conductor Jakob Lehmann, Ge?nisson plays period clarinets, copies of instruments from Mozart's time, and modern clarinets specially crafted for the recording. The programme complements the sublime concerto with a number of shorter pieces. In two arias from 'La clemenza di Tito' Génisson partners mezzo-soprano Karine Deshayes, but his clarinet also `sings' the vocal lines in arrangements of numbers from 'Così fan tutte' and 'Le nozze di Figaro'. Rounding out the album is a new arrangement by Bruno Fontaine of the `Lacrimosa' from the Requiem, made for clarinet, organ and Fender Rhodes electric piano.