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Finzi & Brahms: Music for Clarinet & Piano / Habershon, Lenehan
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Finzi & Brahms: Music for Clarinet & Piano / Habershon, Lenehan

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Composer
Johannes Brahms, Gerald Finzi
Artist
Helen Habershon, John Lenehan
Format
CD
Label
Divine Art
Released
May 13, 2022
Catalog #
DDA25226
UPC
809730522628

About

Helen Habershon is both an accomplished performer and also an inspired composer of music which often evokes nature, or human emotions and sensibilities. Her first two albums have been highly praised and were Album of the Month and Album of the Week on Classic FM (UK) respectively. Her album ‘Found in Winter’, released in 2019, has been aired by Classic FM ever since. Helen had an established performing career until a serious injury led her to turn to composing, but she is now once again able to perform. Here she teams up with the successful pianist and arranger John Lenehan, who has appeared on over 70 recordings including several solo albums for Sony. It follows their March 2022 release ‘Found in Dreams’ – a collection of romantic lighter pieces, where Helen and John offer a wonderfully diverse collection of repertoire. This includes beautiful arrangements of some of their favorite pieces; a couple of short movements from the Brahms and Finzi works played in full on the new album, and some delightful new compositions of their own. As grand master of the high Romantic era, Brahms and his first Clarinet Sonata need no introduction. Here, that work is partnered by two songs and two of his Intermezzi, all arranged by John Lenehan for clarinet and piano. As counterpoint we have the Five Bagatelles by Gerald Finzi, a composer in the English post-Romantic pastoral tradition (with Vaughan Williams, Delius etc). Written in 1940 they are simply enchanting, delightful pieces – perhaps not in the modernist fashion of the day but which will prove enduring despite the composer calling them ‘only trifles’.

Tracklist 13 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. Prelude 03:56
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. Prelude
    Duration
    03:56
    Composer
    Gerald Finzi
    Performer
    Helen Habershon, John Lenehan
  2. 2 No. 2. Romance 04:26
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Romance
    Duration
    04:26
    Composer
    Gerald Finzi
    Performer
    Helen Habershon, John Lenehan
  3. 3 No. 3. Carol 02:13
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. Carol
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Gerald Finzi
    Performer
    Helen Habershon, John Lenehan
  4. 4 No. 4. Forlana 03:09
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4. Forlana
    Duration
    03:09
    Composer
    Gerald Finzi
    Performer
    Helen Habershon, John Lenehan
  5. 5 No. 5. Fughetta 02:27
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5. Fughetta
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Gerald Finzi
    Performer
    Helen Habershon, John Lenehan
  6. 6 5 Lieder, Op. 106: No. 4. Meine Lieder (arr. J. Lenehan for clarinet and piano) 02:00
    Track
    6
    Title
    5 Lieder, Op. 106: No. 4. Meine Lieder (arr. J. Lenehan for clarinet and piano)
    Duration
    02:00
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Helen Habershon, John Lenehan
  7. 7 4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119: No. 1. Intermezzo in B Minor (arr. J. Lenehan for clarinet and piano) 03:22
    Track
    7
    Title
    4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119: No. 1. Intermezzo in B Minor (arr. J. Lenehan for clarinet and piano)
    Duration
    03:22
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Helen Habershon, John Lenehan
  8. 8 6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118: No. 2. Intermezzo in A Major (arr. J. Lenehan for clarinet and piano) 05:49
    Track
    8
    Title
    6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118: No. 2. Intermezzo in A Major (arr. J. Lenehan for clarinet and piano)
    Duration
    05:49
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Helen Habershon, John Lenehan
  9. 9 5 Lieder, Op. 105: No. 1. Wie Melodien zieht es mir (arr. J. Lenehan for clarinet and piano) 02:08
    Track
    9
    Title
    5 Lieder, Op. 105: No. 1. Wie Melodien zieht es mir (arr. J. Lenehan for clarinet and piano)
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Helen Habershon, John Lenehan
  10. 10 I. Allegro appassionato 08:06
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Allegro appassionato
    Duration
    08:06
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Helen Habershon, John Lenehan
  11. 11 II. Andante un poco adagio 05:04
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. Andante un poco adagio
    Duration
    05:04
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Helen Habershon, John Lenehan
  12. 12 III. Allegretto grazioso 04:44
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. Allegretto grazioso
    Duration
    04:44
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Helen Habershon, John Lenehan
  13. 13 IV. Vivace 05:36
    Track
    13
    Title
    IV. Vivace
    Duration
    05:36
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Helen Habershon, John Lenehan