Belgian clarinettist Annelien Van Wauwe revives the golden glow of a bygone age on her PENTATONE debut album Belle Ã©poque, together with the Orchestre National de Lille and it's music director Alexandre Bloch. The programme is built around treasures of French turn-of-the-century music such as Debussy's PremiÃ¨re Rhapsodie, PiernÃ©'s Canzonetta and Widor's Introduction et Rondo (the latter two in arrangements by Jelle Tassyns). Belle Ã©poque also offers works that display a spiritual kinship to the age, such as Brahms's first clarinet sonata, arranged by Luciano Berio, and a world-premiere recording of Paris-based contemporary composer Manfred Trojahn (Rhapsodie pour clarinette et orchestre). Annelien van Wauwe is a former BBC New Generation Artist and winner of the renowned Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award 2018. She kickstarts an exclusive collaboration with PENTATONE with this first solo album. The Orchestre National de Lille and Alexandre Bloch release their second PENTATONE album, after their 2018 recording of Bizet's Les PÃªcheurs de perles, crowned with a Diapason d'or.

Tracklist:

Première Rhapsodie, L. 116 (Version For Clarinet & Orchestra)
Rhapsodie Pour Clarinette Et Orchestre: I. Rêverie
Rhapsodie Pour Clarinette Et Orchestre: II. Intermède Avec Valse À La Musette
Rhapsodie Pour Clarinette Et Orchestre: III. Caprice
Canzonetta In E-Flat Major, Op. 19 (Arr. J. Tassyns For Clarinet & Orchestra)
Clarinet Sonata In F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1 (Arr. L. Berio For Clarinet & Orchestra): I. Allegro Appassionato
Clarinet Sonata In F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1 (Arr. L. Berio For Clarinet & Orchestra): II. Andante Un Poco Adagio
Clarinet Sonata In F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1 (Arr. L. Berio For Clarinet & Orchestra): III. Allegretto Grazioso
Clarinet Sonata In F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1 (Arr. L. Berio For Clarinet & Orchestra): IV. Vivace
Introduction Et Rondo, Op. 72 (Arr. J. Tassyns For Clarinet & Orchestra)

UPC: 827949080869
Label: Pentatone
Release Date: 8.16.19
Format: CD

Brahms / Orchestre National De Lille / Bloch - Belle Epoque (CD)