Ebony and Ivory - Works for Clarinet and Piano (CD)

This fascinating and wide-ranging programme of 20th-century works for clarinet and piano begins with the jazz and folk-inspired Two Dances for Andrew Simon by the Romanian composer Şerban Nichifor, followed by a selection of works by Joseph Horovitz with whom both artists worked closely prior to this recording. Based on folk-songs from Northern Poland, Lutosławski’s Dance Preludes are the composer’s official ‘farewell to folklore for an indefinite period’, and the recital concludes with Arnold Cooke’s Hindemith-inspired Sonata and Malcolm Arnold’s accessible and lighthearted Sonatina.

Clarinet: Andrew Simon

Piano: Warren Lee

Content:

• 1.1 A Musical Joke - Andrew Simon
• 1.2 Carnyx - Andrew Simon
• 1.3 Paguera
• 1.4 Valdemosa
• 1.5 Allegro Calmato
• 1.6 Lento, Quasi Andante
• 1.7 Con Brio
• 1.8 Diversions on a Familiar Theme
• 1.9 Allegro Molto
• 1.10 Andantino
• 1.11 Allegro Giocoso
• 1.12 Andante
• 1.13 Allegro Molto
• 1.14 Allegro Moderato
• 1.15 Scherzando
• 1.16 Adagio Ma Non Troppo
• 1.17 Molto Vivace
• 1.18 Allegro Con Brio
• 1.19 Andantino
• 1.20 Furioso