Michael Collins - Virtuosi. Clarinet Works of Schumann, Debussy, Poulenc, Lovreglio, Weber & Messager (1992/2021)
Artist: Michael Collins
Title: Virtuosi. Clarinet Works of Schumann, Debussy, Poulenc, Lovreglio, Weber & Messager
Year Of Release: 1992/2021
Label: Warner Classics
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 66:43 min
Total Size: 240 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Virtuosi. Clarinet Works of Schumann, Debussy, Poulenc, Lovreglio, Weber & Messager
Year Of Release: 1992/2021
Label: Warner Classics
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 66:43 min
Total Size: 240 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
1. Fantasiestücke, Op. 73: No. 1, Zart und mit Ausdruck
2. Fantasiestücke, Op. 73: No. 2, Lebhaft, leicht
3. Fantasiestücke, Op. 73: No. 3, Rasch und mit Feuer
4. Première rapsodie in B:Flat Major, CD 124, L. 116
5. Clarinet Sonata, FP 184: I. Allegro tristamente
6. Clarinet Sonata, FP 184: II. Romanza
7. Clarinet Sonata, FP 184: III. Allegro con fuoco
8. Concert Fantasy on Themes from Verdi's :La traviata:, Op. 45
9. Grand duo concertant, Op. 48, J. 204: I. Allegro con fuoco
10. Grand duo concertant, Op. 48, J. 204: II. Andante con moto
11. Grand duo concertant, Op. 48, J. 204: III. Rondo. Allegro
12. Solo de concours
The sought-after clarinetist Michael Collins is one of the most eminent players of his time, highly regarded both as soloist and pedagogue. In his early career, he recorded five albums for EMI and Virgin: a prelude to a rich discographic career. This album compiles some of the finest and most challenging pieces for clarinet and piano, from Poulenc’s sonata to Weber’s Grand Duo. Recorded with in-demand accompanying pianist Kathryn Stott, it also features two curiosities: the Solo de concours written by André Messager, a composer we expect more in the lyrical genre, composed in 1899 for the entrance competition at the Paris Conservatory, and a concert fantasy on themes from La traviata by Donato Lovreglio, virtuoso flautist and arranger of many Verdi arias for woodwinds.
