Richard Spece, Read Gainsford - Music for Clarinet and Piano (2014) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Clarinet Sonata, Op. 78 I. Allegro serioso
02. Clarinet Sonata, Op. 78 II. Lento
03. Clarinet Sonata, Op. 78 III. Allegro giocoso
04. Clarinet Sonata I. Allegro con moto
05. Clarinet Sonata II. Adagio ma non troppo
06. Clarinet Sonata III. Allegro giocoso
07. Clarinet Sonata, Op. 22 I. Andante flessibile
08. Clarinet Sonata, Op. 22 II. Presto
09. Clarinet Sonata, Op. 22 III. Poco allegretto
10. Clarinet Sonata, Op. 22 IV. Vivace
11. Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in 2 Movements, Op. 15 I. Moderato
12. Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in 2 Movements, Op. 15 II. Allegretto


Forgotten Gems is an assemblage of four previously unrecorded works whose stimulating and demanding character are uniquely suited to the dynamic energy of the Richard Spece/Read Gainsford duo. Marcel Mihalovici’s Sonata inhabits an exceptionally powerful and sometimes raucous world of rhythmically innovative neoclassicism, while cutting-edge composer William O. Smith, also known as Dave Brubeck’s colleague Bill Smith, is noted for his ground-breaking use of clarinet multiphonics. Truth in expression and honesty characterise Iain Ellis Hamilton’s work, and George Frederick McKay’s Sonata is one of his final predominantly tonal pieces before he embarked on a more atonal style and became mentor to the likes of John Cage and William Bolcom.

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