Expressions

Leslie Craven
Principal Clarinettist, Orchestra of Welsh National Opera

This delightfully refreshing CD of tonal works for clarinet performed by a leading exponent of English Clarinet playing displays a lyrical side to “new music” with its generous serving of melody. Almost 80 minutes of beautiful, often breathtakingly brilliant, tuneful new music for clarinet. This diverse new repertoire will captivate newcomers to clarinet music, clarinet enthusiasts and the general public.

Works by Christopher Ball, Daniel Bimbi, Vasco Hexel, Gary Schocker, Tom Jackson and Anthony Wakefield This diverse new repertoire with virtuoso works for clarinet and piano, folk song arrangements for clarinet and harp, (including the haunting “Suo Gan” made famous by the film “Empire of the Sun”), a brilliant duet for two clarinets, evocative unaccompanied solo clarinet works and a trio for clarinet flute and piano will captivate the listener.

An enchanting and totally enticing new release from Clarinet Classics.

Guest Artists:
Rachel Attwell• Piano
Katherine Thomas• Harp And Celtic Harp
Jonathan Burgess • Flute
Tom Jackson • Clarinet

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