2. music
  3. 1189734063

Clarinet Music on vinyl or CDs

I got back into playing clarinet again after a long break. I try to practice when I have free time(unfortunately not that much).

Of course with this I have renewed my interest in clarinet music as well.

Trying to buy some clarinet recordings and discover the selection especially at the stores, is pretty poor.

So far I purchased:
Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A, K622 and Clarinet Quintet in A, K581 with Stoltzman;

French Works for Clarinet and piano(Saint-Saens, Devienne, Milhaud and Poulenc Sonatas) with Sabine Meyer,

The Essential Clarinet(Stravinsky Ebony Concerto, Corigliano Clarinet Concerto, Copland Clarinet Concerto) with Stoltzman.

I like Sabine Meyer's sound better than most of the Stoltzman's stuff(too much vibrato in his playing). Also, I highly recommend this cd I mentioned above. It is excellent as far as music and her playing is outstanding.

What would you recommend as good clarinet recordings? Vinyl or CD.

Looking for interesting suggestions to buy more music.

Chamber, solo, anything that may grab my attention.

As far as classical, I listen to anything from Mozart to Shostakovich.

Thanks in advance!
128x128audphile1
mogelsvs
29 posts
 
Hi there, I too enjoy Sabine Meyer's recordings. Try her performances of Weber's clarinet concertos on EMI (CD), these are fantastic - great recordings too. Similarly, she did "A night at the Opera" with EMI, highly recommended. I also like Dieter Klocker, try "The Art of Clarinet" where he plays pieces that we don't often hear.

Enjoy,
Soren
rushton's avatar
rushton
2,445 posts
 
Anything by Ricardo Morales is bound to be marvelous. My wife and I had the pleasure of listening to him live with the Philadelphia Orchestra - what marvelous tone!

Some recordings on LP that I can recommend for overall sonic excellence and good performances:

> Thea King's various recordings with the Hyperion label, consistently very well engineered sonically. Choose the music you like, if you like her playing style (which I do).

> Weber and Brahms Clarinet Quintets with Daniels and the Composers String Quartet on Reference Recordings, RR40. Or the Thea King recording of the Brahms with the Gabrielli String Quartet on Hyperion, A66107.

> Alan Hacker's "Hymn to the Sun" lp on L'Oiseau Lyre DSLO 17, with music by Birtwistle, Debussy, Monteverdi and Schumann.

> Corigliano's Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra with Stanley Drucker and Mehta/NYP on New World, NW309

> Kjell Fageus with the Stockholm Royal Orchestra performing music of Larsson, Crussell and Mozart on Opus 3, 8801 (a wonderful recording)

> Mozart's Clarinet Concerto, performed by Gervase de Peyer
with Maag/LSO on Decca SXL 2238 (available as a Speakers Corner reissue)

> Schoenberg's Suite, op39, for 2 Clarinets, Bass Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Cello & Piano: either Atherton and the London Sinfonietta on Decca, or the Melos Ensemble with Gervase de Peyer on L'Oiseau Lyre DSLO 282
.
audphile1's avatar
audphile1 OP
5,183 posts
 
Mogelsvs, as a matter of fact a friend of mine ust bought this disc with Meyer playing the Weber concerto(there are 2 concertos plus a quintet I think), and it is great. I may get that too. Thanks for the recommendation.
audphile1's avatar
audphile1 OP
5,183 posts
 
Rushton, thanks!

Schoenberg, ha? He's usually very interesting and I didn't know he wrote for clarinet.
rubinken's avatar
rubinken
102 posts
 
As a clarinetist myself I urge you to check out a creative soul from Italy, Gianluigi Trovesi.

Trovesi is trained classically but breaks jazz boundaries. His entire repertoire is excellent. For intriguing music and superb sound I unhesitantly recommend my favorite, a CD called Round About a Midsummer's Dream, on the Enja label. It has fine music & musicians, including the superb Renaud Garcia-Fons on bass.
More to discover