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Crusell: Clarinet Concertos / Fröst, Kamu, Gothenburg SO

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Details

Composer
CRUSELL, BERNHARD HENRIK
Artist
Okko, Martin, Kamu, Frost
Format
SACD
Discs
1
Label
BIS
Released
Nov 01, 2008
Catalog #
BIS-SACD-1723
UPC
7318599917238

About


Martin Fröst is as fine a clarinetist as has ever touched this music, and he's given splendidly alert and lively accompaniments courtesy of Okko Kamu and the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. His sweet timbre and ability to play loudly without turning shrill serve these virtuosic pieces particularly well, whether in the F minor concerto's lovely Andante pastorale, or in the B-flat concerto's "risoluto" opening movement. Fröst and Kamu also pace those moderate-tempo finales extremely well (that is, with plenty of rhythmic lift), largely because Fröst's technical virtuosity is so absolute that he can do just about anything at any speed and make it sound effortless. Perfect balances between solo and orchestra and stunningly lifelike presence in all formats (I'm not sure we need to hear these works in multi-channel surround-sound, but it's nice to have) make this the new reference version if you have a hankering for Crussel's delightful clarinet concertos.

--David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com

This is a hybrid Super Audio CD playable on both regular and Super Audio CD players.

Tracklist 9 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro 10:44
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    10:44
    Composer
    Bernhard Henrik Crusell
    Performer
    Martin Fröst
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Okko Kamu
  2. 2 II. Andante pastorale 05:20
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante pastorale
    Duration
    05:20
    Composer
    Bernhard Henrik Crusell
    Performer
    Martin Fröst
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Okko Kamu
  3. 3 III. Rondo: Allegretto 05:50
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Rondo: Allegretto
    Duration
    05:50
    Composer
    Bernhard Henrik Crusell
    Performer
    Martin Fröst
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Okko Kamu
  4. 4 I. Allegro risoluto 09:56
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro risoluto
    Duration
    09:56
    Composer
    Bernhard Henrik Crusell
    Performer
    Martin Fröst
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Okko Kamu
  5. 5 II. Andante moderato 06:00
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Andante moderato
    Duration
    06:00
    Composer
    Bernhard Henrik Crusell
    Performer
    Martin Fröst
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Okko Kamu
  6. 6 III. Alla polacca 07:05
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Alla polacca
    Duration
    07:05
    Composer
    Bernhard Henrik Crusell
    Performer
    Martin Fröst
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Okko Kamu
  7. 7 I. Allegro 10:08
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    10:08
    Composer
    Bernhard Henrik Crusell
    Performer
    Martin Fröst
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Okko Kamu
  8. 8 II. Adagio 03:34
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Bernhard Henrik Crusell
    Performer
    Martin Fröst
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Okko Kamu
  9. 9 III. Rondo: Allegretto 06:04
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Rondo: Allegretto
    Duration
    06:04
    Composer
    Bernhard Henrik Crusell
    Performer
    Martin Fröst
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Okko Kamu