Penderecki: Sextet for Clarinet, Horn, Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano; Clarinet Quartet; Three Miniatures for Clarinet and Piano; Divertimento for Solo Cello; Prelude for Solo Clarinet.Penderecki: Sextet for Clarinet, Horn, Violin, Viola viola: see violin. viola Stringed instrument, the tenor member of the violin family. In appearance it is almost identical to the violin but slightly larger; its strings are tuned a fifth lower. , Cello cello or 'cello: see violin. cello or violoncello Bowed, stringed instrument, the bass member of the violin family. Its full name means “little violone”—i.e., “little big viol. , and Piano; Clarinet Quartet; Three Miniatures for Clarinet and Piano; Divertimento divertimento Eighteenth-century chamber music genre consisting of several movements, often of a light and entertaining nature, for strings, winds, or both. Though the name was applied (c. for Solo Cello; Prelude for Solo Clarinet Michel Lethiec, clarinet/Regis Pasquier, violin/Bruno Pasquier, viola/Arto Noras, cello/Markus Maskuniitty, French horn/Juhani Lagerspetz, piano (Naxos 8.557052) In past issues I have reviewed and recommended several Naxos recordings of the orchestral music of Polish composer Krzystof Penderecki, and now Naxos has released a recording of some of his chamber music. The Sextet sounds something like a miniature Mahler symphony--not imitatively, but in the same musical spirit, and sounding somehow modernized mod·ern·ize v. mo·dern·ized, mo·dern·iz·ing, mo·dern·iz·es v.tr. To make modern in appearance, style, or character; update. v.intr. To accept or adopt modern ways, ideas, or style. and compressed. The Clarinet Quartet is moody and expressive, with a twisted little (1:29) waltz waltz, romantic dance in moderate triple time. It evolved from the German Ländler and became popular in the 18th cent. The dance is smooth, graceful, and vital in performance. movement; it is followed in the program by Three Miniatures for Clarinet and Piano, which are brief and delightful. Providing a break from the sound of the clarinet is the Divertimento for Solo Cello, which are intense and introspective in·tro·spect intr.v. in·tro·spect·ed, in·tro·spect·ing, in·tro·spects To engage in introspection. [Latin intr , and then we return to the clarinet for the Prelude for Solo Clarinet, which closes out the program with a sound haunting and spare. Some may find this music too modern, or too tart, but there are some sweet sounds here, too. If you enjoy the music of composers such as Mahler and Shostakovich, and you enjoy chamber music, then you will find much to appreciate here, especially if you enjoy the sound of the clarinet. |
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