Music for Clarinet and Piano
Hyperion Dyad CDD22027
(2 CDs)
Thea King, clarinet
Clifford Benson, piano
Originally released on Hyperion CDA66014 and CDA66044

COMPACT DISC 1 SIR CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD (1852-1924) : Sonata for Clarinet and Piano Op 129

     
  1. Allegro moderato [7'49]
  2. Adagio (quasi Fantasia) [5'51]
  3. Allegretto grazioso [6'13]

HOWARD FERGUSON (b 1908) : Four Short Pieces Op 6

  1. Prelude (Non troppo allegro) [0'52]
  2. Scherzo [0'35]
  3. Pastoral [1'52]
  4. Burlesque (Con spirito) [1'11]

GERALD FINZI (1901-1956) : Five Bagatelles Op 23

  1. Romance [3'40]
  2. Carol [1'52]
  3. Forlana [2'36]
  4. Fughetta [2'16]

WILLIAM YEATES HURLSTONE (1876-1906) : Four Characteristic Pieces

  1. Ballade [5'50]
  2. Croon Song [3'02]
  3. Intermezzo [2'29]
  4. Scherzo [3'21]

COMPACT DISC 2

HERBERT HOWELLS (1892-1983) : Sonata for clarinet and piano
     
  1. Con moto, dolce e con tenerezza [10'34]
  2. Allegro, ritmico, con brio [10'27]

SIR ARTHUR BLISS (1891-1975) :

  1. Pastoral [4'26]

FRANZ REIZENSTEIN (1911-1968) :

  1. Arabesques op 47 [3'47]

ARNOLD COOKE (b 1906) : Sonata in B flat for clarinet and piano

  1. Allegro moderato [5'57]
  2. Scherzando [5'22]
  3. Adagio ma non troppo [6'11]
  4. Molto vivace [3'25]