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The Clarinet Pages |
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Bozza - Aria |
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921): Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, Op.167 (1921) Programme Note As a child, Saint-Saëns showed musical aptitude as a pianist and composer almost as great as that of Mozart. He studied with Halévy and Gounod, and his elegant music was much admired by Ravel. The Sonata Op.167 was composed at the end of his life in 1921, around the same time as he also wrote sonatas for oboe and bassoon. It is dedicated to Auguste Périer, a professor at the Paris Conservatoire. A traditional sonata in form, but the opening Allegretto theme frames the work by returning at the end of the fourth movement. The second movement is especially uplifting to play. The slow third movement explores two different registers of the clarinet - the first section is written entirely in the low chalumeau register and is repeated identically two octaves higher for the second section. The fourth movement exploits the full range of the clarinet, requiring dexterity within the florid passages, and careful evenness of tone. Suggested Recordings Excellent set of French Clarinet works recorded by Janet Hilton, featuring this Sonata along with the Poulenc sonata, Debussy's Première Rhapsodie and Milhaud's Duo Concertante. Budget price. Another recording of French chamber music for winds in a full price 2CD set, featuring James Campbell. Sheet Music Published by Durand Useful Weblinks Biography from Naxos Records Profile from BBC Online Biography (extract from Grove's Dictionary) Back to the Clarinet Pages... |
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