Bernhard Crusell: Klarinettenkonzerte (2008)

Various works by the Finnish-born Swedish clarinetist and composer Bernhard Crusell have appeared on disc, most of them rescued from almost two centuries of obscurity. Situated during the years when the clarinet took on its modern form, they're certainly of interest to wind players. These three concertos, showing development in both technical range and structural sophistication over the 11 years spanned by the group, may show Crusell at his best, and the historical-instrument performance here is ideal. Crusell's style is ... Read More

Various works by the Finnish-born Swedish clarinetist and composer Bernhard Crusell have appeared on disc, most of them rescued from almost two centuries of obscurity. Situated during the years when the clarinet took on its modern form, they're certainly of interest to wind players. These three concertos, showing development in both technical range and structural sophistication over the 11 years spanned by the group, may show Crusell at his best, and the historical-instrument performance here is ideal. Crusell's style is conservative. His models are not only Mozart's clarinet music but even the relaxed wind works of the Mannheim School. He gained control over his expansive opening-movement structures as he went along, and, especially in the first two works on the disc, he found subtle ways of incorporating modern touches, such as the timpani strokes at the beginning of the Clarinet Concerto in B flat major, Op. 11, into his diatonic palette. The development sections in the long opening movements alight... Read Less

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