Danish clarinettist Mathias Kjoller, himself a laureate in the Carl Nielsen Competition and former principal of the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, has collaborated with several highly acclaimed musicians for this recording of chamber music works. The album is a testament to the sound worlds created for the clarinet by Schumann, Reinecke, Debussy, Berg and Corigliano. The connection between composers is foremost an emotional, and very melancholic one, ranging from the highly expressive Three Romances by Schumann to Alban Berg's Adagio, with Corigliano's Soliloquy serving as a sorrowful coda having been written in memoriam of the composer's father. Kjoller writes: "The first experience I had with the clarinet was listening to my older brother practicing. A few years later it was finally my turn to begin playing an instrument, and the choice was obvious. Since then a combination of dedication and luck have brought me to where I am today - where I can actually do what I love the most everyday: to make music."

Tracklist:

3 Romances, Op. 94 (Version For Clarinet & Piano): No. 1 In A Minor. Nicht Schnell
3 Romances, Op. 94 (Version For Clarinet & Piano): No. 2 In A Major. Einfach, Innig
3 Romances, Op. 94 (Version For Clarinet & Piano): No. 3 In A Minor. Nicht Schnell
Introduction & Allegro Appassionato In C Minor, Op. 256
Première Rhapsodie, L. 116
4 Pieces For Clarinet & Piano, Op. 5: No. 1, Mäßig
4 Pieces For Clarinet & Piano, Op. 5: No. 2, Sehr Langsam
4 Pieces For Clarinet & Piano, Op. 5: No. 3, Sehr Rasch
4 Pieces For Clarinet & Piano, Op. 5: No. 4, Langsam
Chamber Concerto: II. Adagio (Version For Violin, Clarinet & Piano)
Soliloquy (Version For Clarinet & String Quartet)

UPC: 5060189560776
Label: Orchid Classics
Release Date: 3.2.18
Format: CD

Mathias Kjøller - Clarinet (CD)