FLAC tracks | Classical | 65:29 | 1CD | 288 MbJean-Luc Votano, principal clarinet of the Liège Royal Philharmonic (OPRL), here presents a work by a ‘classic’ figure of the twentieth century, the Kammerkonzert for clarinet, string quartet and string orchestra of Karl Amadeus Hartmann (1930), along with two compositions of the twenty-first: Magnus Lindberg’s Clarinet Concerto, of which Votano gave the Belgian premiere with the OPRL, and Fantasme – Cercles de Mana by Johan Farjot.

The latter work, scored for clarinet, viola, cello and orchestra, here receives its world premiere on disc before being performed to a concert hall audience.

An album that admirably reflects the virtuosity and musicality of one of the OPRL’s principal soloists.

Tracklist:1. Clarinet Concerto 27:342. Kammerkonzert for Clarinet, String Quartet and String Orchestra: Introduktion (Moderato) 09:043. Kammerkonzert for Clarinet, String Quartet and String Orchestra: Tanz-Variationen: Einleitung und Thema (Vivo) 01:244. Kammerkonzert for Clarinet, String Quartet and String Orchestra: Var. 1 Ostinato (Allegro molto) 00:425. Kammerkonzert for Clarinet, String Quartet and String Orchestra: Var. 2 (Adagio) 02:336. Kammerkonzert for Clarinet, String Quartet and String Orchestra: Var. 3 (Allegretto) 02:117. Kammerkonzert for Clarinet, String Quartet and String Orchestra: Var. 4 (Allegro) 00:378. Kammerkonzert for Clarinet, String Quartet and String Orchestra: Var. 5 Finale (Allegro molto vivace – Vivacissimo) 00:419. Kammerkonzert for Clarinet, String Quartet and String Orchestra: Fantasie (Langsam – più mosso) 09:1110. Fantasme – Cercles de Mana 11:35