Klarinet Archive - Posting 000144.txt from 2003/03

From: b1rite@-----. Rite)
Subj: [kl] Francaix recording
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 23:30:42 -0500

WOW! WOW! Bouncy, happy, upbeat music in the classical mode that is
strongly tonal with frequent musical antics that never go 'over the
line'. Each to his own taste, but I recommend:

"Jean Francaix", Ensemble Wien-Berlin --- published by Camerata Tokyo
28CM-580, released in 2000 (I purchased my copy at Barnes & Noble).

The liner notes are in Japanese, but I know from another other source
that at least one piece was composed in 1998.

The ensemble is a sextet (flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, horn, piano);
but with one exception, only a few members of the ensemble play during
each piece. So you hear strong performances from individual performers
on each track, and they are good! Leister on clarinet, which is why I
asked about him yesterday.

It's my introduction to Francaix. Forget the technical stuff, it's
just plain FUN !!!

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