IDAGIO | Clarinet Recital: Bradbury, John - Bax, A. / Roxburgh, E. / Finzi, G. / Hurlstone, W. (The English Clarinet) 747313053971

Featuring

John Bradbury
James Cryer
Edward German
Sir Arnold Bax
Edwin Roxburgh
Gerald Finzi

William Hurlstone
Paul Patterson
William Lloyd Webber
Arthur Bliss

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Composition History

Paul Patterson, a composer on this album, was chosen to represent Great Britain in a commission to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of Béla Bartók's death.

Composer Biography

Sir Arthur Bliss, a composer featured on this album, was injured in the Battle of the Somme in 1916, where his younger brother, a clarinetist, was killed.

Performer Biography

John Bradbury, the clarinetist on this album, began his orchestral career with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe and became Principal Clarinet with the BBC Philharmonic in 1997.

Album & Artwork

The album's concept highlights the clarinet's versatility, showcasing its ability to express warmth, brilliance, passion, and elegy, unified by the 'English school' of composition.

Composition History

Sir Arnold Bax, a composer on this album, dedicated his Clarinet Sonata to Hugh Prew, an industrial chemist and amateur clarinetist who was also a member of Bax's cricket team.

Performer Biography

James Cryer, the pianist on this album, was an organ scholar at Westminster Abbey and St John's College, Cambridge, and has performed as a soloist with the English Chamber Orchestra.

Composition History

Many composers on this album, including Arnold, Bliss, Bax, Finzi, Ireland, Rawsthorne, and William Lloyd Webber, wrote music for Frederick Thurston, the preeminent British clarinetist of his generation.