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CLAUDE DEBUSSY
(1862-1918)
1.
Premiere Rhapsodie (1909-10)
8:35
for Clarinet and Piano
À P[rosper] Mimart en témoignage de sympathie
Rêveusement lent - Poco mosso - Scherzando (le double plus vite) - Tempo I - Le double plus vite -
CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR
(1844-1937)
2.
Introduction et rondo, Op. 72
8:06
for Clarinet and Piano
À son ami M. C[yrille] Rose
Allegro - Agitato - Moderato - Allegro - Più largo - (Tempo I)
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
(1918-1990)
Sonata (1941-42)
10:42
for Clarinet and Piano
for David Oppenheim
3.
I
Grazioso - Un poco più mosso - Un poco più mosso -
3:47
Meno mosso - Tempo I
4.
II
Andantino - Vivace e leggiero - Lento molto - Più andante -
6:54
Poco più lento - Più mosso - Tempo I [Vivace]
DARIUS MILHAUD
(1892-1974)
5.
Duo concertant, Op. 351 (1956)
6:42
for Clarinet and Piano
À Ulysse Delécluse
Vif - Modéré - Vif
GABRIEL PIERNÉ
(1863-1937)
6.
Canzonetta, Op. 19 (1888)
3:42
for Clarinet with Piano Acompaniment
À mon ami Ch[arles] Turban
Andantino moderato - Più lento - Tempo I
BOHUSLAV MARTINU
(1890-1959)
Sonatina, H 356 (1956)
10:52
for B flat Clarinet and Piano
7.
Moderato - (Poco meno, ad libitum) - Tempo I -
5:23
Moderato - (Poco meno, ad libitum) - Allegro -
8.
Andante -
3:05
9.
Poco allegro
2:21
ROBERT MUCZYNSKI
(1929-2010)
Time Pieces, Op. 43 (1983)
for Clarinet and Piano
For Mitchell Lurie
10.
I
Allegro risoluto - Subito più mosso - Tempo I
2:38
11.
II
Andante espressivo - Meno mosso - Tempo I -
5:44
Poco più mosso - Meno mosso - Subito più mosso -
12.
III
Allegro moderato - [ ] - Tempo I - Presto subito
2:13
13.
IV
Introduction. Andante molto - Allegro -
5:16
Allegro energico - Cadenza - Tempo I
HENRI RABAUD
(1873-1949)
14.
Solo de concours, Op. 10 (1901)
5:47
for B flat Clarinet and Piano
Moderato - Largo - Allegro
70:23
6 and 7 May 2013
Notes
Chandos exclusive artist Michael Collins here presents the second volume in his series designed to display the extraordinarily wide range of music written for the clarinet. Volume 1 was BBC MusicMagazine Editor’s Choice and received IRR Outstanding from International Record Review, which stated: ‘It is difficult to imagine a finer performance than is given here.’
Debussy’s Première Rhapsodie was written as a test piece for the Paris Conservatoire and contrasts long lyrical lines with capricious acrobatics for the clarinet, being described by the composer as ‘hovering between reverie and scherzo’. Pieces by Rabaud and Widor, also written for the Paris Conservatoire, test the abilities of the player with their exuberant displays of virtuosity. A jazz influence is present in other works on the release. The Clarinet Sonata which Bernstein wrote at the start of his career is a vivid testimony to his early promise and his fascination with jazz. Milhaud’s Duo concertant and Martinu’s Sonatina were composed in 1956 and demonstrate a diversity of influence, both combining folk and jazz elements. Each of the four Time Pieces by Muczynski highlights some specific characteristic of the clarinet in terms of range, technical prowess, tone colour, and expressiveness.
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Reviews
"...This warmly recorded recital continues the good work established by Collins in the earlier volume."
Jonathan Woolf - MusicWeb-International.com - 3 June 2014
"... it is impossible not to admire his dextrous skill, musicality and joie de vivre. In all, this is a very well-constructed and pleasurable album."
Graham Rogers - International Record Review - April 2014
“Michael Collins and his pianist Michael McHale present us with a programme of pieces all expertly written for the clarinet, and very entertaining too… This CD has been planned with great care, taking the listener from one enticing piece to the next in sheer delight.”
Adrian Edwards – Gramophone magazine – April 2014
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