IDAGIO | Mozart - Copland - Kats-Chernin: Works for Clarinet & Orchestra 5059864175633

Featuring

Michael Collins
Svenska Kammarorkestern
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Aaron Copland
Elena Kats-Chernin

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Composition History

Aaron Copland's Clarinet Concerto was commissioned in 1947 by Benny Goodman, a famous band leader of the swing era who also pursued a career as a classical clarinettist.

Recording & Production

This album was recorded using 24-bit / 96 kHz technology, which provides a dynamic range up to 48 dB greater and 256 times the resolution of standard 16-bit recordings.

Composer Biography

Elena Kats-Chernin, one of Australia's leading composers, was born in Tashkent, Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic, and studied in Moscow before emigrating to Australia.

Interpretation

Michael Collins, the soloist and conductor, chose to include works by Mozart, Copland, and Kats-Chernin to showcase the clarinet's amazing diversity and range of sounds.

Instruments

The Mozart Clarinet Concerto and Elena Kats-Chernin's Ornamental Air are both performed on a basset clarinet, an instrument with an extended lower range compared to a standard clarinet.

Compositional Technique

Elena Kats-Chernin's Ornamental Air, written for Michael Collins, is modeled on Mozart's Clarinet Concerto, using identical orchestral forces and the basset clarinet as the solo instrument.

Performer Biography

Michael Collins, the clarinet soloist, was recently awarded the Royal Philharmonic Society's Instrumentalist of the Year Award for his role in expanding the clarinet's repertoire.