This is Volume 2 in the series 'British Clarinet Sonatas', in which Michael Collins is joined by the pianist Michael McHale. On this disc the pair turns to works by Arthur Benjamin, Edward Gregson, Joseph Horovitz, Sir Malcolm Arnold, and Arnold Cook, exploring the rich world created for clarinet and piano by 20th century British composers.

Tracklist:

Clarinet Sonatina In G Minor, Op. 29: I. Allegro Con Brio
Clarinet Sonatina In G Minor, Op. 29: II. Andantino
Clarinet Sonatina In G Minor, Op. 29: III. Furioso
Clarinet Sonata In B Flat Major: I. Allegro Moderato
Clarinet Sonata In B Flat Major: II. Scherzando
Clarinet Sonata In B Flat Major: III. Adagio Ma Non Troppo
Clarinet Sonata In B Flat Major: IV. Molto Vivace
Tributes: I. To Francis Poulenc (For Emma Johnson)
Tributes: II. To Gerald Finzi (For John Bradbury)
Tributes: III. To Igor Stravinsky (For Linda Merrick)
Tributes: IV. To Olivier Messiaen (For Nicholas Cox)
Tributes: V. To Bela Bartok (For Michael Collins)
Le Tombeau De Ravel, Valse-Caprice
Clarinet Sonatina In B Flat Major: I. Allegro Calmato
Clarinet Sonatina In B Flat Major: II. Lento, Quasi Andante
Clarinet Sonatina In B Flat Major: III. Con Brio

UPC: 095115175828
Label: Chandos
Release Date: 3.26.13
Format: CD

Michael McHale - British Clarinet Sonatas 2 (CD)