Since you are interested in Clarinet Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 & Concertino, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Virtuoso Clarinet Vol 1 Michael Collins (clarinet) Piers Lane (piano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 10/Oct/2010 ] "I enjoyed this disc immensely and give it my strongest recommendation." International Record Review pick of the Month (Oct 2010) |
ALICE MARY SMITH
Smith: Symphony in A minor / Andante for Clarinet and Orchestra / Symphony in C minor Angela Malsbury (clarinet) / London Mozart Players / Howard Shelley, conductor [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 6/Mar/2005 ] Penguin Stereo Guide (Rosette Recording) - "The sound-quality nicely balances warmth and detail, and the music itself is undemanding if delightful to listen to" (MusicSource.com) |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Complete Works for Orchestra (Incls 'La Mer', 'Images' & 'Children's Corner') Christopher King (clarinet) Rachel Masters (harp) Gerard McChrystal (saxophone) / Ulster Orchestra / Yan Pascal Tortelier [ Chandos Classics / 4 CD - released 1/Feb/2007 ] 'What a glorious instrument the Ulster Orchestra is in Torteliers hands - eloquent principals in every section and supple consummate ensemble in this most subtle and flexible of repertoire…' American Record Guide |
MIECZYSLAW WEINBERG
Concertos (Incls 'Fantasia for Cello and Orchestra') Claes Gunnarsson (cello) Anders Jonhall (flute) Urban Claesson (clarinet) / Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra / Thord Svedlund [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Jul/2008 ] "The present Chandos issue is another disc to show that the music of Russia is a much broader church than the image presented by Shostakovich and Prokofiev. These works could in the broadest sense be said to belong on the same shelf and sector as the... |
NINO ROTA
Chamber Music Ensemble Nino Rota / Massimo Palumbo (piano, director) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 5/Jul/2000 ] 'These are sensitive chamber music players, and the sound of the recording is beautiful'. American Record Guide |
CARL MARIA von WEBER
Weber: Complete Works for Clarinet Janet Hilton (clarinet) / City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Neeme Jarvi / Lindsay String Quartet / Keith Swallow (piano) [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2007 ] 'Janet Hilton's is a very fine performance. The slow movements are ruminative and beautifully played.' Fanfare |
ARTHUR BLISS
Bliss: Checkmate Suite / Quintet for Clarinet and Strings / etc Janet Hilton (clarinet) / Lindsay String Quartet / Ulster Orchestra / Vernon Handley [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/1999 ] Sir Arthur Bliss was born at Hawthornden, Queen's Ride, Barnes on 2nd August 1891. After an education at Rugby he went up to Pembroke College Cambridge. |
FERRUCCIO BUSONI
Busoni: Orchestral Works (Incls Concertino for Clarinet & Die Brautwahl) John Bradbury (clarinet) Nelson Goerner (piano) / BBC Philharmonic, Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos Classics 241 / 2 CD - released 15/Jul/2017 ] 'Since Neeme Järvi and Chandos parted company some years back the byways of the CD repertoire have been much the poorer served. With this disc, business resumes as usual…' BBC Music Magazine |
WOLF-FERRARI
Orchestral Works Karen Geoghegan (bassoon) John Bradbury (solo clarinet) Peter Dixon (solo cello) / BBC Philharmonic / Gianandrea Noseda [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 5/May/2004 ] "The richly romantic themes in the overture from La dama boba are also particularly sumptuous and enormously enjoyable. The sound quality of this recording is consistently excellent, as we have come to expect from Chandos." (MusicWeb March 2009) |
CYRIL SCOTT
Chamber Works (Incls 'Clarinet Quintet' & Piano Trios) Mia Cooper (violin), David Adams (viola) & Robert Plane (clarinet) / Gould Piano Trio [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Mar/2010 ] "Only the amiable 1951 Clarinet Quintet for Gervase de Peyer has been recorded before, but it's the 1955 Clarinet Trio, first performed in New Zealand, that seems the most striking and characterful work here. The excellent Gould Trio are the... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Lyrical Clarinet Michael Collins (clarinet) Michael McHale (piano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 20/Feb/2011 ] Michael Collins, the virtuoso clarinettist and exclusive Chandos artist, returns for a second volume in Chandos' series showcasing the extraordinarily wide range of music written for his instrument. |
EDWARD GREGSON
Blazon / Clarinet Concerto / Stepping Out / Violin Concerto Michael Collins (clarinet) Olivier Charlier (violin) / BBC Philharmonic ; Martyn Brabbins [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 7/Oct/2003 ] "Two fine concertos stand out in the new music from this dynamic composer" - Editor's Choice. Gramophone Magazine Nov 2003 |
CARL NIELSEN
Nielsen: Violin, Flute & Clarinet Concertos Kim Sjogren (violin), Niels Thomsen (clarinet), Toke Lund Christiansen (flute) / Danish National Symphony Orchestra / Michael Schonwandt [ Chandos / CD - released 25/Nov/2007 ] "there is real depth here, thanks in no small measure to Schønwandt. The recording is first class." Penguin Guide |