Favorite 20th/21st Century Clarinet Sonatas?

Started by DavidW, August 01, 2013, 07:00:23 AM

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Klaze

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September 27, 2013, 12:36:22 PM
I want to mention John Ireland's Fantasy-Sonata for Clarinet & Piano here.

John Ireland's Fantasy-Sonata for Clarinet & Piano.

not edward

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September 27, 2013, 05:20:16 PM
Absolutely the Poulenc. Along with the oboe sonata I think it's the purest expression of the composer's bittersweet emotional vein, and I find the finale particularly well-judged, its clowning around entirely failing to dispel the mood left over from the slow movement.
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