This album was recorded using 24-bit / 96 kHz technology, which offers a dynamic range up to 48 dB greater and 256 times the resolution of standard 16-bit recordings.
Composer's Artistic Vision
This album explores the idea that the clarinet, among all wind instruments, is closest to the human voice, contributing to its lyrical quality.
Performer Biography
Michael Collins has premiered works by many contemporary composers, including John Adams, Elliott Carter, Brett Dean, and Mark-Anthony Turnage, expanding the clarinet repertoire.
Performer Biography
Michael Collins, the clarinetist on this album, was awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours of 2015 for his services to music.
Performer Biography
Michael McHale, the pianist on this album, won the Terence Judd / Hallé Award in 2009 and is considered one of Ireland's leading pianists.
Performer Biography
Michael Collins is also a highly regarded conductor and has been the Principal Conductor of the City of London Sinfonia since 2010.
Compositional Technique
The clarinet's wide range, with its middle register a twelfth above the lower one, and its ability for longer breaths, makes it particularly suited for lyrical melodies.
You might also enjoy...
Frid: Clarinet Sonatas
Brahms: Sonatas for clarinet and piano
French Music for Clarinet and Piano
She/Her: Music for Clarinet and Piano by 12 Female Composers
XX UK - 20th Century British Chamber Music for Clarinet and Piano
Finzi / Horovitz / Richardson / Ireland / Arnold / Harvey: Works for Clarinet and Piano
French Beauties & Swedish Beasts
English Music for Clarinet & Piano II: Howells, Bliss & Cooke
The Lyrical Clarinet, Vol. 3
Brave New World
Neoteric
Full Circle
Carl Vollrath: Past Recollections – Music for Clarinet & Piano, Vol. 1
