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Composer:
Benjamin Britten

Artist(s):
Sandrine Piau
Rolf Hind

Conductor:
Thomas Zehetmair

Background: The 'Clarinet Concerto' was written for jazz star Benny Goodman, but Britten never completed it as the sketches were impounded by US Customs in 1941. It was Britten's intention to resume work on the piece in 1943 but he never got round to it and so it remained a fragment, not performed until edited by Colin Matthews in 1990.

Britten intended the additional three songs recorded here - also setting Rimbaud - to be part of Les Illuminations. Sandrine Piau's love affair with the music of Benjamin Britten blossomed when she was chosen to sing the role of Flora in Britten's Turn of the Screw at Radio France. In memoriam Dennis Brain for 4 horns, strings and tubular bells commemorates the great horn player for whom Britten wrote his Serenade for tenor, horn and strings.

CATALOGUE NR: NMCD140
RECORD LABEL: NMC
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.75
RELEASE DATE: 08-Oct-2009

COMPOSER: Benjamin Britten
TITLE: Unknown Britten
TRACKS: Les Illuminations for high voice and string orchestra op.18 : Fanfare / Villes / Phrase / Antique / Royaute / Marine / Interlude / Being Beauteous / Parade / Depart / Phrase / Aube / A une raison (orchestrated by Colin Matthews). Rondo Concertante for piano and strings. In memoriam Dennis Brain for 4 horns and strings. Untitled Fragment for strings. Variations for piano solo : Like an improvisation / Variation 2 / Quick and light / Variation 4 / Quietly / Quick. Movements for a Clarinet Concerto for clarinet and strings (realized by Colin Matthews).
ORCHESTRA: Northern Sinfonia
CONDUCTOR: Thomas Zehetmair
ARTISTS: Sandrine Piau   Rolf Hind   Michael Thompson   Michael Collins

- Nov-2009 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Awards-2009 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Piau's performance has guts as well as grace and there is savagery in the shadows.'

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