Gary Dranch: 20th Century Clarinet Concerto (2006)

The clarinet works on this disc offer a welcome variety of styles. Although the Wolf and Bavicchi works are for string orchestra accompaniment, Wolf wrote his work reflecting the harmonic, rhythmic and melodic traits of Brazil within a neo-classical framework. Bavicchi, on the other hand, wrote his piece in a good "old-fashioned" dissonant style, reflecting the more expressionistic influences found in much American music of the 1950s. A little-known work by a famous 20th century composer, the Hindemith 'Clarinet Concerto' was written for Benny Goodman but avoids overt jazz connections, instead bearing a closer resemblance to his more serious pieces such as the 'Violin Concerto' and 'Symphony in E-flat.'

Tracklist

Daniel Wolff
Concerto for Clarinet and Strings (1999)

John Bavicchi
Concerto for Clarinet and Strings, Op. 11 (1954)

Gary Dranch, clarinet
Orquestra de Câmara da ULBRA
Tiago Flores, conductor

Paul Hindemith
Concerto for Clarinet (1947)

Gary Dranch, clarinet
Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra
Arkady Leytush, conductor

MSR Classics: MS 1180