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). |
