Klarinet Archive - Posting 000143.txt from 2006/10

From: "Michael Bryant" <michael.bryant@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Herrmann Clarinet Quintet
Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 16:22:52 -0400

Bernard Herrmann's clarinet quintet was written in January 1967
and recorded at St Giles, Cripplegate, London in 1974 by the
clarinettist Robert Hill. BH (1911-1975) lived the last ten years
of his live in Britain, but returned to LA to record the music for
the film Taxi Driver, and died there in his sleep shortly after the
last recording session. The programmatic associations of the
three movements of 'Souvenirs de voyage' are:
M1: Andante Pastorale - Allegro
A. E. Housmann (1859-1936) A Shropshire Lad (1896)
M2: Berceuse
The Aran Islands in J. M. Synge (1871-1909) Riders to the Sea (1904)
M3: Andante tranquillo quasi barcarolla
Venetian gondolas inspired by Turner's paintings
Rgds
MB

Roger Hewitt wrote on
Tuesday, October 10, 2006 7:34 AM
Subject: [kl] Herman Clarinet Quintet
> Does anyone out there know anything about the Clarinet Quintet by
> Bernard Herman (or is it Hermann?) substitles "Souvenir de ...
> <something>"? A friend heard it recently (apparently it was played on
> Classic fm radio station in UK a few weeks ago) and said how good it
> was. I am interested in recordings and score/parts.
>

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