Lisa Shklyaver, the clarinetist on this album, began studying clarinet at age 11 with her grandfather, who was the solo clarinetist of the Khabarovsk Symphony Orchestra.
Interpretation
For this recording, Jos van Immerseel chose a Bechstein piano from 1870, and Lisa Shklyaver (clarinetist) used a Dolnet Lefevre & Pigis clarinet from 1930, to achieve a sound aesthetic familiar to the composers.
Performer Biography
Jos van Immerseel, the pianist, won first prize at the very first harpsichord competition in Paris in 1973.
Performer Biography
Jos van Immerseel founded his ensemble 'Anima Eterna Brugge' in 1987, which performs a broad repertoire from Monteverdi to Gershwin using period instruments.
Instruments
The clarinet used on this recording was made by Dolnet, Lefevre & Pigis, a company founded in 1880 that produced flutes, oboes, clarinets, and saxophones until 1945.
Instruments
The Boehm clarinet system, widely used today, was developed by Parisian clarinetist Hyacinthe Eléonore Klosé and instrument maker Louis-Auguste Buffet, adapting Theobald Boehm's flute system for the clarinet in 1839.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded at Concertgebouw Brugge from June 14-16, 2014, with Stephan Schellmann as the recording producer, balance engineer, and editor.
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