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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0028944239027
Label: Universal Classics
Manufacturer: Universal Classics
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Universal Classics
Release Date: February 12, 1996
Running Time: 62 minutes
Studio: Universal Classics
Sales Rank: 3903
Disc 1:- 1. Allegro - Jack Brymer, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis
- 2. Adagio - Jack Brymer, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis
- 3. Rondo (Allegro) - Jack Brymer, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis
- 1. Allegro - Jack Brymer, The Allegri String Quartet, Hugh Maguire, David Roth, Patrick Ireland, Bruno Schrecker
- 2. Larghetto - Jack Brymer, The Allegri String Quartet, Hugh Maguire, David Roth, Patrick Ireland, Bruno Schrecker
- 3. Menuetto - Jack Brymer, The Allegri String Quartet, Hugh Maguire, David Roth, Patrick Ireland, Bruno Schrecker
- 4. Allegretto con variazioni - Jack Brymer, The Allegri String Quartet, Hugh Maguire, David Roth, Patrick Ireland, Bruno Schrecker
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These performances date from the early 1970s (if I remember correctly), so I, for one, am willing to overlook the inevitable background hiss from the master tapes. As for the quality of the re-mastering, the hiss could have been reduced further, but only at the expense of the purity of the recorded music - you never get something for nothing in this life. Jack Brymer's clarinet tone had a liquid, velvety quality like nobody else's I've ever heard and for me it is more important to preserve that in this recording than to reduce the tape hiss. Brymer was one of the finest clarinetists of the 20th century and his performance of these works is characterised by a calm maturity that I find absolutely spellbinding. These are legendary performances ... Read More:
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These two recordings are a splendid achievement of modern musicianship: the notes are played accurately and crisply throughout the entire CD - unlike some distinctly echoey and hazey performances I have heard lately - and, most importantly, with great flair.
In the first movement, Brymer starts the performance with the air of one telling a Harry Potter story to children, such is the opening: intriguing and delightful. He adds a new layer to the already deeply moving second movement of the Clarinet Concerto with his delicate phrasing, articulation and dynamics. The final movement brings the story to a fast ending, with beautiful phrasing, but it maintains and continues an impeccable standard of accuracy. Sir Colin Davis, the conductor, ... Read More:
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