Michael Collins: The Lyrical Clarinet
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Label: Chandos
Cat No: CHAN10637
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Chamber
Release Date: 31st January 2011
Contents
Works
Clarinet Quintet no.3 in E flat major, op.23Bagatelles (5), op.23
Spiegel im Spiegel (version for clarinet and piano)
Clarinet Sonata in B flat major, FP184
Victorian Kitchen Garden Suite
Clarinet Sonata in E flat major, op.167
Artists
Michael Collins (clarinet)Michael McHale (piano)
Works
Clarinet Quintet no.3 in E flat major, op.23Bagatelles (5), op.23
Spiegel im Spiegel (version for clarinet and piano)
Clarinet Sonata in B flat major, FP184
Victorian Kitchen Garden Suite
Clarinet Sonata in E flat major, op.167
Artists
Michael Collins (clarinet)Michael McHale (piano)
About
Accompanied by Michael McHale on the piano, Collins here explores the lyrical qualities of the clarinet in a programme comprising a widely varied repertoire. One of the prime qualities of the instrument is its likeness in tone and range to the human voice, which has inspired composers to write aria- and lyric song-like pieces for it.
Baermann’s Adagio in D flat perfectly illustrates the clarinet’s capacity for sustained lyric melody, taking on the character of an operatic aria, the clarinet’s soulful line interspersed with sudden bursts of bravura. Though once ascribed to Richard Wagner, the piece is now acknowledged as being by Baermann, widely recognised as one of the greatest clarinettists of his time.
Among the other key works on this release is Saint-Saëns’ four-movement Clarinet Sonata in E flat. A very late work, it is one of three woodwind sonatas composed shortly before the composer’s death in 1921. In this work too, the clarinet appears at its most lyrical, not least in the refined and songful opening theme; as quicker and more extrovert music takes centre stage, the movement exploits the full virtuoso potential of the clarinet.
The Clarinet Sonata of 1962, one of Poulenc’s very last works, was dedicated to the memory of Arthur Honegger, a fellow member of the ‘Groupe des Six’ in the 1920s, who had died in 1955. This accounts for the intense sense of sadness and loss in the first movements. However, the finale offers relief from the sombre mood, capturing a kaleidoscope of witty, agile and highly rhythmic ideas right up to the dramatic conclusion.
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