Clarinet Concertos dedicated to Benny Goodman

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All three of these concertos were written for Benny Goodman, but, not surprisingly, it's the Arnold work which most fully exploits his dedicatee's jazz background. The first movement is a typical... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Release Date: 1st Jun 1998
Catalogue No: BISCD893
Label: BIS
Length: 58 minutes

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Copland: Clarinet Concerto

Work length18:19

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Martin Fröst
Malmö Symphony Orchestra
Lan Shui

I. Slowly and Expressively

Track length9:49

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II. Rather Fast

Track length8:30

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Hindemith: Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra

Work length24:30

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Martin Fröst
Malmö Symphony Orchestra
Lan Shui

I. Rather Fast

Track length8:06

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II. Ostinato

Track length2:10

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III. Quiet

Track length7:55

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IV. Gay

Track length6:19

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Arnold: Clarinet Concerto No. 2, Op. 115

Work length15:16

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$5.30

Martin Fröst
Malmö Symphony Orchestra
Lan Shui

I. Allegro vivace

Track length5:32

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II. Lento

Track length7:19

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III. The Pre-Goodman Rag. Allegro non troppo

Track length2:25

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2010

All three of these concertos were written for Benny Goodman, but, not surprisingly, it's the Arnold work which most fully exploits his dedicatee's jazz background. The first movement is a typical Arnoldian scherzando, with an irrepressible Tam O'Shanter/Beckus the Dandipratt audacity.
Fröst and Lan Shui clearly relish its verve and energy, and then bring a seductive richness to the main theme of the slow movement. Yet they don't miss the plangent emotional ambivalence later, for there are characteristic moments of Arnoldlike darkness here too. The outrageous showstopper finale, with its rooty-tooty clarinet tune and orchestral whoops, also has a surprise up its sleeve in its sudden lyrical interlude; but one and all let their hair down for the boisterous reprise.
At the haunting opening of the Copland concerto, Martin Fröst's clarinet steals in magically on a half-tone. Lan Shui's sympathetic and flexible support contributes to a memorable performance of Copland's masterly first movement, with the coda gently fading into the cadenza.
The Hindemith concerto which follows produces a characteristic sinewy lyricism in the first of its four movements, with some nicely touched-in brass and woodwind comments.
Again Fröst cajoles the ear with his pliable line and the effect is unexpectedly mellow. With extremely fine recording and marvellous solo playing, this triptych will be hard to surpass.

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