An extraordinary concept: to transform the three different clarinets into one superclarinet, a six octave gargantuan who could romp and play with the superfriends (the orchestra). On the occasion of the premiere, the great Richard Stoltzman wrote "what a wonderful time to be a clarinetist, when such a beautiful and significant work can now be part of the repertoire." (for the Group for Contemporary Music with assistance from the New York State Council on the Arts, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts) 1-1-0-2/1-1-2-0/2 Perc/Pf and Cel/Str Quintet. Hear it on Albany Troy 168 with Alan Blustine, Dennis Smylie, Leslie Thimmig, soloists, Harvey Sollberger conducting the Group for Contemporary Music.(1977, 26 minutes). |
