Reginald Kell - The Complete American Decca Recordings (6CD) (2005)

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Artist: Reginald Kell
Title: The Complete American Decca Recordings
Year Of Release: 2005
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Genre: Classical
Quality: APE (image+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 07:15:34
Total Size: 1,25 Gb
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

CD1
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Clarinet Concerto in A major K 622
1. Allegro
2. Adagio
3. Rondo. Allegro
Zimbler Sinfonietta:
E. Kornsand, G. Zazofsky,H. Dubbs, V. Resnikoff, N. Lauga,H. Dickson, C. Knudsen, M. Zung, H. Silberman, S. Benson, violin
J. de Pasquale, J. Cauhape, A. Bernard, viola
J. Zimbler, S. Mayes, H. Droeghmans, cello
H. Portnoi, double bass
Recording/Aufnahme/Enregistrement: New York, May 1950 • LP DL 7500
Clarinet Quintet in A major K.581
4. Allegro
5. Larghetto
6. Menuetto - Trio I/II
7. Allegretto con Variazioni I-IV - Adagio - Allegro
The Fine Arts String Quartet of the American Broadcasting Company:
Leonard Sorkin, violin I
Joseph Stepansky, violin II
Sheppard Lehnhoff, viola
George Sopkin, cello
Recording: New York, 28-29 March 1951 • LP DL 9600
Serenade in C minor K.388 (284a)
8. Allegro
9. Andante
10. Menuetto in canone - Trio in canone al rovescio
11. Allegro
Kell Chamber Players:
Harry Bery, Arthur Bery, horn
Saverio Penza, Paolo Renzi, oboe
Harold Freeman, Alexander Williams, clarinet
Leonard Sharrow, Abraham Reines, bassoon
REGINALD KELL, conductor
Recording: New York, 9-11 May1951 • LP DL9540

CD2
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Serenade in E flat major K.375
1. Allegro maestoso
2. Menuetto I - Trio
3. Adagio
4. Menuetto II - Trio
5. Finale. Allegro
Kell Chamber Players:
Harry Bery, Arthur Bery, horn
Saverio Penza, Paolo Renzi, oboe
Harold Freeman, Alexander Williams, clarinet
Leonard Sharrow, Abraham Reines, bassoon
REGINALD KELL, conductor
Recording: New York, 9-11 May 1951 • LP DL 9540
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Trio in B flat major op.11 'Gassenhauer'
6. Allegro con brio
7. Adagio
8. Tema. Pria ch'io l'impegno. Allegretto - Allegro
Frank Miller, cello
Mieczyslaw Horszowski, piano
Recording: New York, July 1950 • LP DL 9543
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Trio for piano, clarinet and viola in E flat major K.498 'Kegelstatt' Trio
9. Andate
10. Menuetto
11. Rondeaux. Allegretto
Lillian Fuchs, viola
Mieczyslaw Horszowski, piano
Recording: New York, July 1950 • LP DL 9543
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Fantasiestucke op.73
12. Zart und mit Ausdruck
13. Lebhaft, leicht - Coda. Nach und nach ruhiger
14. Rasch und mit Feuer - Coda. Schneller
Joel Rosen, piano
Recording: New York, June 1953 • LP DL 9744

CD3
Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)
Grand Duo concertant in E flat major, op.48
1. Allegro con fuoco
2. Andante con moto
3. Rondo. Allegro
Joel Rosen, piano
Recording: New York, June 1953 • LP DL 9744
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet in B minor, op.115
4. Allegro
5. Adagio
6. Andantino - Presto non assai, ma con sentimento
7. Con moto - Un poco meno mosso
Fine Arts String Quartet:
Leonard Sorkin, violin I
Joseph Stepansky, violin II
Sheppard Lehnhoff, viola
George Sopkin, cello
Recording: New York, 2-5 October 1951 • LP DL 9532
Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in A minor, op.114
8. Allegro
9. Adagio
10. Andantino grazioso
11. Allegro
Frank Miller, cello
Mieczyslaw Horszowski, piano
Recording: New York, July 1950 • LP DL 9732 / 7524

CD4
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in F minor, op.120 No.1
1. Allegro appasionato
2. Andante un poco Adagio
3. Allegretto grazioso
4. Vivace
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in E flat major, op.120 No.2
5. Allegro amabile
6. Allegro appassionato
7. Andante con moto - Allegro
Joel Rosen, piano
Recording: New York. June 1953 • LP DL 9639
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in E flat major, op.167
8. Allegretto
9. Allegro animato
10. Lento
11. Molto allegro
Alec Templeton (1909-1963)
Pocket-size Sonata No.1 for Clarinet and Piano (1949)
2. Improvisation: Tempo rubato - Espressivo
3. Modal Blues: Tempo di Blues
4. In Rhythm: Moderato
Antoni Szalowski (1907-1973)
Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano (1936)
15. Allegro non troppo
16. Larghetto
17. Allegro
Brooks Smith, piano
Recording: New York, 27 May 1957 • LP DL 9941

CD5
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
1. Premiere Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Piano
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in B flat (1939)
2. Mabig bewegt
3. Labhaft
4. Sehr langsam
5. Kleines Rondo, gemachlich
Joel Rosen, piano
Recording: New York. 12 September 1951 • LP DL 9570
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
Three Pieces for Solo Clarinet
6. Sempre piano e molto
7. MM = 168
8. MM = 160
Recording: New York, 12 September 1951 • LP DL 9570
Bela Bartok (1881-1945)
Contrasts
9. Verbunkos (Recruiting dance). Moderato, ben ritmato
10. Piheno (Relaxation). Lento
11. Sebes (Fast dance). Allegro vivace
Melvin Ritter, violin
Joel Rosen, piano
Recording: New York, April 1953 • LP DL 9740
Claude Debussy Arr. Reginald Kell
12. La Plus que Lente
13. Preludes, Book I: 8. La fille au cheveux de lin
14. Rкverie
15. Le Petit Berger
Walter Mourant (1910-1955)
16. Ecstasy
17. The Pied Piper
18. Blue Haze

Reginald Porter-Brown (1910-1982)
19. Dance of the Three Old Maids
(Salvatore) Camarata and his Orchestra
Recording: New York, 17 February 1953 • LP DL 7550

CD6
Darius Milhaud (1892-1974)
Suite op.157b (1936)
1. Ouverture. Vif et gai
2. Divertissement. Anime
3. Jeu. Vif
4. Introduction et Final. Modere - Vif
Melvin Ritter, violin
Joel Rosen, piano
Recording: New York, April 1953 • LP DL 9740
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Six Studies in English
5. Adagio. ('Lovely on the Water')
6. Andante sostenuto. ('Spurn Point')
7. Larghetto. ('Van Dieman's Land')
8. Lento ('She borrowed some of her mother's gold')
9. Andante tranquillo. ('The Lady and the Dragon')
10. Allegro vivace. ('As I walked over London Bridge')
Brooks Smith, piano
Recording: New York, 27 May 1957 • LP DL 9941
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Transcr.: Reginald Kell
11. Siciliana and Gigue (from Recorder Sonata in F major HWV 369)
12. Adagio (from Violin Sonata in F major HWV 370)
13. Allegro (from Oboe Sonata in F major HWV 363a)

Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713)
Transcr.: Reginald Kell
14. Giga (from Recorder Sonata in C major, op.5 No.9)
Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962)
15. Rondino uber ein Thema von Beethoven
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
16. Piece en forme de habanera
Claude Debussy
17. Petite Piece
Alan Richardson (1904-1978)
18. Roundelay

Benjamin Godard (1849-1895)
19. Berceuse (from Jocelyn)
Arthur Benjamin (1893-1960)
20. Jamaican Rumba
Brooks Smith, piano
Recording: New York, 29 March 1957 • LP DL 9926
Fritz Kreisler
21. Caprice Viennois op.2
22. Liebesleid
23. Liebesfreud
24. Stars in My Eyes (from the film The King Steps Out)
25. Schon Rosmarin
(Salvatore) Camarata and his Orchestra
Recording: New York, 17 February 1953 • LP DL 4077

Performers:
Reginald Kell, clarinet

The Yorkshireman Reg Kell became famous for using vibrato in the classical world when it was unfashionable. He used it tastefully, and other artists such as Jack Brymer and Emma Johnson have continued to use it. He also had a series of tutorials with Benny Goodman (for Goodman's benefit) which led to Goodman changing his embouchure from the upper teeth on mouthpiece to the upper lip - as well as lower, -on mouthpiece, which perhaps in Goodmans's case was not a good move, as he had it right the first time!.
However these recordings originally came out a very long time ago in the early days of vinyl, and a re-issue is long overdue. Kell's excursion in to light music is interesting, though he stops well short of anything resembling jazz, although he had earlier recorded one record with Bert Ambrose's band in the 1940 which was the nearest he got, - but that is not included here. His main forte is in the works of Mozart, Weber, Beethoven and Brahms, but he also plays Bartok and Templeton. It shows what an accomplished performer he was. All were recorded after he left the UK to live and play in America.
This set shows his rightful place as a performer in the history of clarinet playing. He had raised the standard of the time, and had the benefits of improved recording techniques and length of play boudaries were removed with the LP record.

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