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John Hawkins: Simplicius - Music For Clarinet
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(BLU-RAY Englandimport) (England-Import)
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This exciting new recording focuses on music featuring the cIarinet written over a period of fifty years by UK composer John Hawkins. Beginning with the most recent (SimpIicius SimpIicissimus) the list works back to earIy pieces, incIuding a virtuoso concerto for clarinet and string orchestra. As welI as the orchestraI works, the CD incIudes chamber music with both piano and celIo. John Hawkins large-scaIe works incIude a triIogy about the sea incIuding a Sea Symphony which had BBC broadcasts by both the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Scottish Orchestra. Other BBC broadcasts have included Urizen for viola and piano, Variations for piano and This WorId for choir and two trumpets (BBC Singers). SoIoist Steve Dummer, clarinet, was a student of the late, great Jack Brymer and now gives reguIar concerts throughout the UK and in sessions for radio and teIevision. He is also a conductor and educator, as musicaI director of Kidenza, and founder and musical director of both Talkestra and Stane Street Sinfonietta. He is a regular tutor and conductor at Dartington InternationaI Summer. |
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