Ernesto Cavallini (1807-74) was an extremely successful clarinetist and composer. He studied at the Milan Conservatory, held the post of first clarinetist at the La Scala, Milan for twenty years, and then went to St. Petersburg in Russia, where during the following fifteen years he made a name for himself as a soloist and chamber musician. The two virtuoso clarinet concertos, heard here in world premiere recordings, both call for full orchestra as well as outstanding clarinet technique in order to master the work's sophisticated, highly demanding solo passages.

Tracklist:

Clarinet Concerto No. 1 In E-Flat Major: I. Allegro - Adagio Assai
Clarinet Concerto No. 1 In E-Flat Major: II. Thema Und Variationen
Clarinet Concerto No. 1 In E-Flat Major: III. Minore Adagio
Clarinet Concerto No. 1 In E-Flat Major: IV. Allegro
Concert Fantasia On Motives From "La Sonnambule": I. Allegro
Concert Fantasia On Motives From "La Sonnambule": II. Andante Sostenuto
Concert Fantasia On Motives From "La Sonnambule": III. Thema Und Variationen
Concert Fantasia On Motives From "La Sonnambule": IV. Adagio
Concert Fantasia On Motives From "La Sonnambule": V. Allegro
Clarinet Concerto No. 2 In C Minor: I. Allegro
Clarinet Concerto No. 2 In C Minor: II. Adagio
Clarinet Concerto No. 2 In C Minor: III. Allegro
3 Variations On The Russian Romance "Oh! Dites Lui": Andante - Thema
3 Variations On The Russian Romance "Oh! Dites Lui": Variation 1
3 Variations On The Russian Romance "Oh! Dites Lui": Variation 2
3 Variations On The Russian Romance "Oh! Dites Lui": Variation 3 - Coda

UPC: 761203794829
Label: Cpo Records
Release Date: 5.12.15
Format: CD

Cavallini / Porgo / North German Philharmonic - Clarient Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 (CD)