Tansman, Alexandre - Chamber Music with Clarinet - Fessard, Jean-Marc (clarinet)

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• Polish by birth, Alexandre Tansman settled in France, a major influence on his composition. He became a close associate of Igor Stravinsky, particularly during his war-time exile in America, with whose work Tansman's compositions have points in common, not least in their variety.

• Tansman favoured the clarinet, in particular, among wind instruments. The works included here date principally from the later period of his life, with the clarinet sometimes recalling Polish elements in compositions of some variety.

• His more familiar Triptyque for string quartet is an earlier work, written in 1930.

Jean-Marc Fessard, clarinet & bass-clarinet
Eliane Reyes, piano
Francis Pierre, harp
Quatuor Elysée

Alexandre Tansman

Music for Clarinet and String Quartet

1. I. Canzona

2. II. Scherzo

3. III. Finale: Notturno



Musique a 6

4. I. Preludio

5. II. Perpetuum pianissimo (Intermezzo)

6. III. Allegro risoluto

7. IV. Notturno

8. V. Capriccio alla polacca

9. VI. Postludio romantico



Three Pieces for Clarinet, Harp and String Quartet

10. No. 1. Andante sostenuto

11. No. 2. Vivace possibile

12. No. 3. Lento cantabile



Triptyque

13. I. Allegro risoluto

14. II. Andante

15. III. Finale: Presto