Contemporary Clarinet Concertos

Featuring

Christian Arming
Jean-Luc Votano
Marc Danel
Gilles Millet
Vlad Bogdanas
Yovan Markovitch

Arnaud Thorette
Antoine Pierlot
Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège
Quatuor Danel
Magnus Lindberg
Karl Amadeus Hartmann
Johan Farjot

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Performer Biography

Jean-Luc Votano, the clarinet soloist on this album, is the principal clarinettist of the Liège Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (OPRL).

Historical Context

Karl Amadeus Hartmann, a German composer, withdrew from public life for twelve years after Hitler's rise to power in 1933, composing works that reflected the atrocities of the time.

Composer Biography

Magnus Lindberg, a Finnish composer, studied with notable figures like Einojuhani Rautavaara and Franco Donatoni, and was interested in Japanese percussion and Berlin punk rock.

Recording & Production

Johan Farjot's work, Fantasme - Cercles de Mana, receives its world premiere on disc on this album before being performed in concert halls.

Composition History

Magnus Lindberg's Clarinet Concerto was jointly commissioned by Finnish Radio, the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, the Foundation of the Stockholm Philharmonic Hall, and Radio France.

Compositional Technique

Magnus Lindberg's large-scale work Kraft (1983-1985) uses harmonies formed from seventy simultaneous sounds and calls for junk metal as percussion instruments.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Johan Farjot's Fantasme - Cercles de Mana is inspired by the Polynesian concept of 'mana,' representing spiritual power that unifies a social group, and explores how new aspirations unify individuals through mimetic desire.