Among the most remarkable milestones of Perle's compositional journey are a dozen works for solo instruments, "tone-centered" compositions - to adopt Richard Swift's terminology - that occupy a middle ground between essays in orthodox twelve-tone practice and his own 12-tone modal system. It was easier, Perle recalled, "to approach this problem of harmony if you're writing for an instrument which naturally plays only one note at a time." Moreover, working with such radically reduced means honed his ability to use motive, contour, rhythm, and register to articulate form through a single line. The first of these was composed in 1942, with another eleven written across a distinguished career. This two-album set includes many of the solo works in their first recordings, as well as duo works from throughout the great American composer's career. Noted soloists on this release include pianists Leon Fleisher, Richard Goode, and Horacio GutiÃ©rrez, clarinetist Charles Neidich, and cellist Jay Campbell.

Tracklist:

Sonata No. 1 for Solo Violin~I
Sonata No. 1 for Solo Violin~II
Sonata No. 1 for Solo Violin~III
Three Sonatas for Solo Clarinet~Sonata No. 1: I.
Three Sonatas for Solo Clarinet~Sonata No. 1: II.
Three Sonatas for Solo Clarinet~Sonata No. 2: I.
Three Sonatas for Solo Clarinet~Sonata No. 2: II.
Three Sonatas for Solo Clarinet~Sonata No. 3: I.
Three Sonatas for Solo Clarinet~Sonata No. 3: II.
Three Sonatas for Solo Clarinet~Sonata No. 3: III.
Sonata for Cello and Piano~I. Cadenza
Sonata for Cello and Piano~II. Allegro
Sonata for Cello and Piano~III. Variations
Sonata for Cello and Piano~IV.
Monody II for Double Bass
Bassoon Music
Nine Bagatelles~No. 1
Nine Bagatelles~No. 2
Nine Bagatelles~No. 3
Nine Bagatelles~No. 4
Nine Bagatelles~No. 5
Nine Bagatelles~No. 6
Nine Bagatelles~No. 7
Nine Bagatelles~No. 8
Nine Bagatelles~No. 9
Hebrew Melodies~I. Psalm 93
Hebrew Melodies~II. Cantillation
Musical Offerings~I.
Musical Offerings~II.
Musical Offerings~III.
Sonata quasi una fantasia
Sonata for Solo Cello~I.
Sonata for Solo Cello~II.
Sonata for Solo Cello~III.
Lyric Piece for Cello and Piano
Three Inventions for Solo Bassoon~I.
Three Inventions for Solo Bassoon~II.
Three Inventions for Solo Bassoon~III.
Solo Partita~Sarabande
Ballade

UPC: 090404954627
Label: Bridge
Release Date: 1.21.22
Format: CD

Perle - Solos & Duos (2pk) (CD)