Carl Maria von Weber
Clarinet Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 · Concertino · Clarinet Quintet
Kari Kriikku, clarinet · Finnish RSO · Sakari Oramo, conductor · New Helsinki Quartet
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Bernhard Henrik Crusell
Complete Clarinet Quartets
Kari Kriikku, clarinet
Members of Avanti! Quartet
Track listing
12 tracks · 64:46Bernhard Henrik Crusell
- Clarinet Quartet No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 2 21:23
- 1 I. Poco Adagio - Allegro 8:51
- 2 II. Romanze (Cantabile) 5:17
- 3 III. Menuetto (Allegro) 3:43
- 4 IV. Rondo (Allegro vivace) 3:22
- Clarinet Quartet No. 2 in C minor, Op. 4 19:24
- 5 I. Allegro molto agitato 5:20
- 6 II. Menuetto 5:20
- 7 III. Pastorale (Un poco Allegro) 4:41
- 8 IV. Rondo (Allegro) 3:48
- Clarinet Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 7 24:37
- 9 I. Allegro non tanto 9:03
- 10 II. Un poco Largo 6:05
- 11 III. Menuetto (Allegro) 4:31
- 12 IV. Finale (Allegro) 4:45
About this recording
This CD contains the three clarinet quartets (written in 1812, 1816 and 1823) by Bernhard Henrik Crusell, who is the most significant Finnish-born composer before Jean Sibelius. The recordings feature clarinetist Kari Kriikku and three members of the Avanti! Quartet (including the young Sakari Oramo on violin).
Features
Booklet with liner notes in English and Finnish
The artists
Kari Kriikku
Hailed by the New York Times as “A physically flamboyant player of Olympian virtuosity…”, Kari Kriikku has been a living inspiration behind a great number of remarkable Finnish compositions for the clarinet. On stage and through recordings, he has championed concertos and chamber works written for him by Kimmo Hakola, Jouni Kaipainen, Magnus Lindberg, Uljas Pulkkis, Kaija Saariaho, and Jukka Tiensuu. Above all, Kari Kriikku has premiered the entire output for clarinet by Magnus Lindberg. His recording of the Clarinet Concerto earned him both a Gramophone Award and a BBC Music Magazine Award in 2006. Furthermore he has championed the clarinet works of Jukka Tiensuu. Both concerto works Puro (“brook”, or “Bach” in German) and Missa he has performed more than fifty times.
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