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J.S. Bach, Berio & Boulez: Music for Solo Clarinet

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Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Luciano Berio, Pierre Boulez
Artist
Marek Svejkar
Format
CD
Label
Supraphon
Released
Oct 31, 2025
Catalog #
SU4362-2
UPC
099925436223

About

Bach - Berio - Boulez: Marek svejkar's bold and brilliant debut The clarinet is one of the instruments with the broadest spectrum of sonic possibilities in terms of it's range of dynamics and pitches. It received the greatest attention during the era of Classicism both in solo parts in concertos and in the roles of a chamber music partner and an orchestral instrument. It had to wait until the 20th century for works featuring it's unaccompanied solo voice in it's full range of colours. Outstanding among the composers who created such works are two figures who fundamentally shaped musical thinking in the latter half of the 20th century: Luciano Berio and Pierre Boulez. Commemorating the 100th anniversaries of both men's birth, this recording covers their complete music for solo clarinet. Berio and Boulez sought new ways to organise music in time and space, and both took inspiration from poetry. Boulez gave symbolic expression to their quest: "It must be our concern... to jettison the concept of a work as a simple journey starting with a departure and ending with an arrival." One of the things that inspired Berio's idea of "polyphonic music for a monophonic instrument" were works by J. S. Bach. One of them, Partita in A minor for solo flute, is heard on this recording in juxtaposition with the modernism of the 20th century. The clarinettist Marek svejkar is a laureate of the Premier Prix from Paris's prestigious Conservatoire National Superieur, and he has been a winner of international competitions including events in Markneukirchen, Germany, and in Carlino, Italy. He has appeared as a soloist with the Czech Philharmonic and with Jiri Belohlavek, and having participated at the Karajan Academy of the Berlin Philharmonic, he is now enrolled at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome under the tutelage of Alessandro Carbonare. The elite circle of European clarinettists is now within Marek svejkar's reach.

Tracklist 9 tracks

  1. 1 Lied for Clarinet 04:56
    Track
    1
    Title
    Lied for Clarinet
    Duration
    04:56
    Composer
    Luciano Berio
    Performer
    Marek Švejkar
  2. 2 I. Original 07:47
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Original
    Duration
    07:47
    Composer
    Pierre Boulez
    Performer
    Marek Švejkar
  3. 3 II. Miroir 08:34
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Miroir
    Duration
    08:34
    Composer
    Pierre Boulez
    Performer
    Marek Švejkar
  4. 4 I. Allemande 04:15
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allemande
    Duration
    04:15
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Marek Švejkar
  5. 5 II. Corrente 02:50
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Corrente
    Duration
    02:50
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Marek Švejkar
  6. 6 III. Sarabande 03:24
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Sarabande
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Marek Švejkar
  7. 7 IV. Bourrée anglaise 02:06
    Track
    7
    Title
    IV. Bourrée anglaise
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Marek Švejkar
  8. 8 Sequenza IXa 16:19
    Track
    8
    Title
    Sequenza IXa
    Duration
    16:19
    Composer
    Luciano Berio
    Performer
    Marek Švejkar
  9. 9 Dialogue de l'ombre double 22:44
    Track
    9
    Title
    Dialogue de l'ombre double
    Duration
    22:44
    Composer
    Pierre Boulez
    Performer
    Marek Švejkar, Pierre Boulez