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Label: SUPRAPHON FL 3998
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BOHUSLAV MARTINU (1890 – 1959): Serenade No. 1 in A minor for Clarinet, French Horn, Three Violins and Viola H 217 (1932); Quartet for Clarinet, French Horn, Cello and Side-Drum in C major H 139 (1924) CARL NIELSEN (1865 – 1950): Serenata in vano for Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, Cello and Double Bass (1914); Canto serioso, arr. For French Horn, Violin, Two Violas, Cello and Double Bass (Milos Bok, 1913) CHARLES KOECHLIN (1867 – 1931): Les Confidences d’un Jouer de Clarinette, Op. 141, Music composed for the film based on the novel by Erckmann-Chatrian (1934) ENCORE: LUCIANO BERIO (1825 – 2003): Musica Leggera – Canone per moto contrario e a rovescio (con un breve intermezzo) per flauto e viola, con accompagnamento di violoncello e di tamburo basco sempre ppp (1974, arr. for Clarinet, French Horn, Cello and Tambourine)
Radek Baborák, French horn; Wenzel Maria Fuchs, clarinet Baborák Ensemble
The central figures of the CD are two colleagues from the Berliner Philharmoniker – first horn Radek Baborák and first clarinet Wenzel Fuchs. On this recording, accompanied by the members of Baborak Ensemble, they present themselves both as phenomenal soloists without technical limits and as experienced chamber players. In a novel dramaturgy, they introduce lesser known and rarely recorded works (Koechlin), alongside compositions performed more frequently. The first group includes Les Confidences ("Les Confidences d'un Joueur de Clarinette") by the French composer Charles Koechlin, whose oeuvre is synonymous with film music of the first half of the 20th century. (In the case of Les Confidences, he also wrote the script for the film.) Martinu's Quartet, from his Paris period, and the more neo-classicist Serenade are splendid works yet - owing to their non-traditional configuration - to our detriment have only appeared on stages and been recorded sporadically. Nielsen’s pieces, together with the "encore" miniature by Luciano Berio, round off this very pleasant mosaic of encounters between horn and clarinet in 20th-century works. |