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Impromptu No 2 (1970)
- Chester Music Ltd (World)
Commissioned by Department of Music, University College, Cardiff, in association with the Welsh Arts Council
Programme Note
Impromptu No. 2 for Flute, Oboe and Clarinet was commissioned by the Department of Music, University College, Cardiff, in association with the Welsh Arts Council.
It was written in the summer of 1970 in Santa Barbara where the composer had been visiting professor in the University of California.
As implied by the title, the work is light-hearted and brilliant and it has been notated in such a way that it can be played with considerable rhythmic freedom.
Sandwiched between the opening section and the closely related coda where all three instruments are more or less equally balanced, comes Andante espressivo led by the flute, Drammatico led by the clarinet, and finally Leggiero & Fantastico where the oboe predominates.
It was written in the summer of 1970 in Santa Barbara where the composer had been visiting professor in the University of California.
As implied by the title, the work is light-hearted and brilliant and it has been notated in such a way that it can be played with considerable rhythmic freedom.
Sandwiched between the opening section and the closely related coda where all three instruments are more or less equally balanced, comes Andante espressivo led by the flute, Drammatico led by the clarinet, and finally Leggiero & Fantastico where the oboe predominates.
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Impromptu No. 2
Reviews
The mix of instruments is well shaded off with respect to the finest tonal and dynamic nuances - here we have chamber music at the highest level; the musical interaction is palpable.
10th August 2013
Discography
A Dramatic Journey
- LabelAlbany
- Catalogue NumberTROY1835
- SoloistRebecca Johnson (flute), Elizabeth Sullivan (oboe), Cara Chowning (piano), Jessica Lindsey (clarinet)
- Released15th September 2020
Chamber works for oboe
- LabelHarmonia Mundi
- Catalogue NumberHMU907568
- SoloistNicholas Daniel, The Chilingirian Quartet, Joy Farrall, Emer McDonough, James Turnbull, Huw Watkins
- Released1st February 2013
Chamber Music for Clarinet Vol. 2
- LabelClarinet Classics
- Catalogue NumberCC0039
- EnsembleEnglish Serenata / The Mühlfeld Ensemble
- SoloistVictoria Soames-Samek, clarinet; Stephen Varcoe, baritone