Clarinet Candescence - Weber, Stravinsky / Melvin Warner

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Album Summary

Performers

• Diane Ragains (Soprano)
• Jerry Horner (Viola)
• Peter Middleton (Flute)
• Sylvia Henry (Piano)
• Melvin Warner (Clarinet)
• Allan Dameron (Piano)

Composers

• Gustave Langenus (1883 - 1957)
• William O. Smith (Clarinet/Composer) (1926 - )
• Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971)
• Louis Spohr (1784 - 1859)
• Krzysztof Penderecki (1933 - )
• Carl Maria von Weber (1786 - 1826)
• Donald Martino (1931 - 2005)

Notes & Reviews:

This compact disc features some of the most exciting music ever composed for the clarinet. Melvin Warner's original release on LP was called "a real find, one of the finest clarinet recordings I have yet to hear" by Edward Tatnall Canby writing in Audio Magazine. Warner, former associate principal of the Saint Louis Symphony, is clarinet and chamber music professor emeritus at Northern Illinois University.

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Works Details

Weber, Carl Maria von : Grand Duo Concertante for clarinet & piano in E flat major, J. 204 (Op. 48)

• Performers: Melvin Warner (Clarinet); Allan Dameron (Piano)
• Running Time: 16 min. 19 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1815-1816

Smith, William O. : Pieces (5) for clarinet alone

• Performer: Melvin Warner (Clarinet)
• Running Time: 6 min. 7 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1959

Spohr, Louis : Songs (6) for voice, clarinet & piano, Op. 103

• Performers: Diane Ragains (Soprano); Melvin Warner (Clarinet); Allan Dameron (Piano)
• Running Time: 16 min. 37 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1837

Martino, Donald : A Set for clarinet solo

• Performer: Melvin Warner (Clarinet)
• Running Time: 9 min. 31 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1954

Stravinsky, Igor : Songs (3) from William Shakespeare, for voice, flute, clarinet & viola

• Performers: Diane Ragains (Soprano); Melvin Warner (Clarinet); Jerry Horner (Viola); Peter Middleton (Flute)
• Running Time: 7 min. 16 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1953

Penderecki, Krzysztof : Miniatures (3) for Clarinet and Piano

• Performers: Sylvia Henry (Piano); Melvin Warner (Clarinet)
• Running Time: 4 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1956

Langenus, Gustave : Fantasia and Rondo (an adaptation of Carl Maria von Weber's Quintett), for clarinet & piano

• Performers: Sylvia Henry (Piano); Melvin Warner (Clarinet)
• Running Time: 10 min. 16 sec.
• Period Time: Modern