British Clarinet Concertos
Concertos from Collins, directing from his clarinet
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Composer or Director: Malcolm Arnold, Charles Villiers Stanford, Gerald (Raphael) Finzi
Label: Chandos
Magazine Review Date: 01/2013
Mastering:
Stereo
Catalogue Number: CHAN10739
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Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
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Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra |
Charles Villiers Stanford, Composer
BBC Symphony Orchestra Charles Villiers Stanford, Composer Michael Collins, Director, Clarinet |
Concerto for Clarinet and Strings |
Gerald (Raphael) Finzi, Composer
BBC Symphony Orchestra Gerald (Raphael) Finzi, Composer Michael Collins, Director, Clarinet |
Author: Jeremy Dibble
Similarly, Finzi’s Concerto has been a favourite of many clarinettists over the years with its appealing, euphonious melodies enhanced by the rich accompaniment for strings. Collins’s nuances, carefully shaped phrasing and rubato are beautifully suited to the melancholy yearning of Finzi’s style, particularly in the plangent slow movement. Arnold’s Second Clarinet Concerto, by contrast, has a sharper edge that lies tantalisingly between neo-classicism and neo-romanticism. All three movements are highly characterful in their exploration of dance, ragtime and song, though the wistful slow movement is most evocative.
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