Stucky, Ustvolskaya, Salonen & Brahms: Works for Clarinet

Featuring

David Howard
Vicki Ray
Johnny Lee
Lyndon Johnston Taylor
Kristine Hedwall
John Hayhurst

Gloria Lum
Steven Stucky
Galina Ustvolskaya
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Johannes Brahms

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Recording & Production

For this recording, two matched Neumann U-47 microphones with original VF14m tubes were used, with eight hours spent on precise microphone placement to avoid further adjustments in mastering.

Recording & Production

The recording utilized short, stranded silver interconnects designed by Yarlung Records and customized vacuum tube microphone preamplifiers, recording directly to two tracks at a high sample rate of 176,400 samples per second at 24-bit depth.

Instruments

The Brahms Quintet features a Perkins Stradivarius violin from 1708 played by first violinist Lyndon Taylor, a Carletti violin from 1941, a Sgarabotto viola from 1908, and a Vincenzo Postiglione cello built in 1877.

Composer Biography

Galina Ustvolskaya, a distinctive voice in Soviet music, was Dmitri Shostakovich's most distinguished pupil, with Shostakovich even quoting her Clarinet Trio in his Fifth String Quartet and Michelangelo Suite.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Esa-Pekka Salonen, a composer and conductor, considers himself more a composer than a conductor, a conviction underscored by his decision to step down as Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic to compose more.

Instruments

David Howard, the clarinetist, plays nickel-plated Buffet R13 clarinets, and for this recording used a Vandoren B40 mouthpiece, Vandoren traditional number 3 reeds, and a Rovner dark ligature.