Concerto for Clarinet and Strings Michael Collins, Clarinet Philharmonia Orchestra Michael Collins’s second recording of Finzi’s Clarinet Concerto (Chandos, 1/13), where he also directed the BBC ...

It took almost three decades for this 1949 work to be recorded, and even then there’s been more of a steady trickle than a glut of further offerings. Most, however, are worthy of a listen, discovers ...

The clarinet repertory isn't exactly overflowing with great solo concertos from the 20th century, but these are two of the finest. The Copland and Finzi works are almost exactly contemporary – the ...

Gerald Finzi's Clarinet Concerto alternates between elegiac reflection and unhurried ecstasy. We'll hear a concert performance by clarinetist Laura Ardan and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Hans Vonk ...

After battling a career-threatening illness, Ma Yue – Singapore Symphony Orchestra’s (SSO) long-serving principal clarinettist of over 32 years – made a stunning recovery to give a rare performance of ...

Omega Ensemble will launch its upcoming season with Starburst, a national tour featuring Australian trumpeter David Elton. The program includes Shostakovich’s Concerto No. 1, Finzi’s Clarinet Concerto ...

Popular pieces that the composer dismissed as 'only trifles.' In 1941, shortly before being drafted into the war effort, Finzi finished three pieces for clarinet, using ‘20-year-old bits and pieces’.

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