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La clarinette parisienne
BIS

La clarinette parisienne

$21.99

Details

Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
Collins, Ogawa, Pires
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
May 07, 2021
Catalog #
BIS-2497
UPC
7318599924977

About

Up until around 1900 the clarinet repertoire was dominated by music from the German-speaking lands, largely due to the influence of three outstanding clarinettists. Inspired by Anton Stadler, Heinrich Bärmann and Richard Mühlfeld respectively, Mozart, Weber and Brahms composed some of the finest clarinet works ever written. But especially after the defeat in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71, the French cultural establishment became increasingly concerned with cultivating a national voice of its own, and Michael Collins’s new release is a reminder of this. The works recorded here all date from the last years of the 19th century and afterwards, and it is striking that four of them (Debussy, Widor, Messager and Rabaud) were written as competition pieces for the Paris Conservatoire – the institution which played such a decisive role in shaping French musical life. But even though they were commissioned for educational purposes there is nothing academic about them: from Debussy’s seductive Rhapsodie to Messager’s light-heartedly brilliant Solo de concours there is instead a definite French – maybe even Parisian – quality to them. This also applies to the Clarinet Sonata by Saint-Saëns, composed in the last year of his life but full of charm and courtly irony. Closing the disc are two works from either end of Francis Poulenc’s life. While the brief Sonata for two clarinets from 1918 is pure and cheeky fun, the 1962 Sonata for Clarinet and Piano is more conflicted emotionally, as indicated by the first movement’s tempo marking Allegro tristamente. Throughout the greater part of the programme, Collins is partnered by Noriko Ogawa, whose pianism has won her particular acclaim in French repertoire, with Sérgio Pires making a guest appearance in Poulenc’s clarinet duo.

Tracklist 14 tracks

  1. 1 Première rapsodie 07:43
    Track
    1
    Title
    Première rapsodie
    Duration
    07:43
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Michael Collins, Noriko Ogawa
  2. 2 Introduction et Rondo, Op. 72 07:34
    Track
    2
    Title
    Introduction et Rondo, Op. 72
    Duration
    07:34
    Composer
    Charles-Marie Widor
    Performer
    Michael Collins, Noriko Ogawa
  3. 3 I. Allegretto 04:15
    Track
    3
    Title
    I. Allegretto
    Duration
    04:15
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Performer
    Michael Collins, Noriko Ogawa
  4. 4 II. Allegro animato 01:55
    Track
    4
    Title
    II. Allegro animato
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Performer
    Michael Collins, Noriko Ogawa
  5. 5 III. Lento 04:03
    Track
    5
    Title
    III. Lento
    Duration
    04:03
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Performer
    Michael Collins, Noriko Ogawa
  6. 6 IV. Molto allegro 04:53
    Track
    6
    Title
    IV. Molto allegro
    Duration
    04:53
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Performer
    Michael Collins, Noriko Ogawa
  7. 7 Solo de concours 05:26
    Track
    7
    Title
    Solo de concours
    Duration
    05:26
    Composer
    André Messager
    Performer
    Michael Collins, Noriko Ogawa
  8. 8 Solo de concours, Op. 10 05:16
    Track
    8
    Title
    Solo de concours, Op. 10
    Duration
    05:16
    Composer
    Henri Rabaud
    Performer
    Michael Collins, Noriko Ogawa
  9. 9 I. Presto 01:42
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Presto
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Michael Collins, Sérgio Pires
  10. 10 II. Andante: Très lent 02:09
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Andante: Très lent
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Michael Collins, Sérgio Pires
  11. 11 III. Vif: Vite, avec joie 01:47
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Vif: Vite, avec joie
    Duration
    01:47
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Michael Collins, Sérgio Pires
  12. 12 I. Allegro tristamente 05:22
    Track
    12
    Title
    I. Allegro tristamente
    Duration
    05:22
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Michael Collins, Noriko Ogawa
  13. 13 II. Romanza 04:48
    Track
    13
    Title
    II. Romanza
    Duration
    04:48
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Michael Collins, Noriko Ogawa
  14. 14 III. Allegro con fuoco 03:03
    Track
    14
    Title
    III. Allegro con fuoco
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Michael Collins, Noriko Ogawa