British Clarinet Sonatas, Volume 2 Woodwind Piano Chandos

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SIR MALCOLM ARNOLD

(1921-2006)

Sonatina, Op. 29 (1951)

7:20

in G minor - in g-Moll - en sol mineur

for Clarinet and Piano

Allegro con brio -

2:36

Andantino

2:34

III

Furioso

2:08

ARNOLD COOKE

(1906-2005)

Sonata (1959)

19:08

in B flat major - in B-Dur - en si bémol majeur

for Clarinet and Piano

Allegro moderato

6:03

Scherzando

3:12

III

Adagio ma non troppo - Poco più mosso - Tempo I

6:23

Molto vivace

3:27

EDWARD GREGSON

(b. 1945)

Tributes (2008-10)

17:47

for Clarinet and Piano

To Francis Poulenc (for Emma Johnson). Un peu vif

1:40

To Gerald Finzi (for John Bradbury). Andante con amore - Poco meno mosso - Tempo I - Poco meno mosso - Tempo I

3:54

10.

To Igor Stravinsky (for Linda Merrick). Tempo 1 - Tempo 2 - Tempo 1 - Tempo 2 - Tempo 1 - Tempo 2

3:23

11.

To Olivier Messiaen (after 'Louange á l'Éternité de Jésus') (for Nicholas Cox). Très lent, expressif et triste

5:38

12.

To Béla Bartók (for Michael Collins). Tempo giusto - Allegro vivace - Poco meno mosso - Tempo giusto - Allegro vivace - Più mosso

3:08

ARTHUR BENJAMIN

(1893-1960)

13.

Le Tombeau de Ravel (1949)

13:01

Valse-Caprices for Clarinet and Piano

Introduzione. Allegro molto - Meno allegro - Tempo I -

1 Poco lento - [ ] - Poco lento -

2 Presto, volante -

3 Andante, semplice -

4 Allegro, vigoroso -

5 Allegretto, preciso -

6 Lento, intimo -

Finale. Non troppo allegro - Più mosso, giocoso - Tempo I (Non troppo allegro) - Con molto brio - Allegro molto come sopra

JOSEPH HOROVITZ

(b. 1926)

in B flat major - in B-Dur - en si bémol majeur

for Clarinet and Piano

For Anna

14.

Allegro calmato - Più moderato - Poco pù moto - Più moderato - Più moto - Tempo I -

4:50

15.

Lento, quasi andante - Un poco più moto - Tempo I

4:07

16.

III

Con brio - Poco più moto - Tempo I - Tempo più mosso - Tempo I - Poco più moto -

3:37

69:56

27 and 28 July 2012

"... there’s no denying that Collins is a master of his instrument; his technique is faultless ..."

Richard A Kaplan - Fanfare - September/October 2013

“…Collins and McHale deserve praise for this recording project, ensuring that these wonderful pieces stay fresh and relevant in the clarinet repertoire. Volume 2 is surely a crowd pleaser. Collins offers his usual effervescent persona, heartfelt sentiment, and technique; and McHale displays his keyboard skills and reliable partnership…”

Patrick Hanudel – American Record Guide – September/October 2013

**** - Excellent

Luca Rossetto Casel – Musica magazine – June 2013

“...This is a delightful disc, not just through the warmth and fun of the five works by five composers, but through the magic of the great clarinettist Michael Collins”

Edward Greenfield – Gramophone magazine – June 2013

Performance **** Recording ****

“Collins’s lustrous expertise is fully evidence, as is Michael McHale’s top-flight accompanying.”

Malcolm Hayes – BBC Music magazine – May 2013

"... Recently this site mentioned a stunning Chandos issue of British clarinet concertos played by Michael Collins Now we have another featuring this remarkable artist, his second devoted to British clarinet sonatas. The first, issued about a year ago, featured music of Ireland, Bax, Bliss, Stanford and Howells. Now we have the works listed above, all challenges for the soloist, magnificently played. Of particular interest is Tributes, a set of 5 short pieces, each written for a leading clarinetist, ending with "To Bela Bartók" composed for Collins. And Arthur Benjamin’s Le Tombeau de Ravel is a set of 5 brief valse-caprices suggested by Ravel’s famous work. Captivating music all, recorded with remarkably vivid sound by Chandos. Another terrific CD!"

Robert Benson - ClassicalCDreview.com - 26 March 2013

“Michael Collins is on superb musical and technical form for Chandos’s second volume of British Clarinet Sonatas All the music here is worth hearing, the Cooke and Gregson standing out for me. These matchless performances, with Michael Mc Hale every bit Michael Collin’s equal, are beautifully recorded and presented. Enjoy!”

Colin Anderson – International Record Review – March 2013

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