SKU: HL.14018819

ISBN 9780853609827.

Commissioned by The Muhlfeld Trio in 1988, Lullaby is one of a pair of pieces by Lefanu based around twilight and night. The piece features six miniatures, illustrating a mother's experiences watching her child drifting into slumber. The miniatures are performed without breaks, as one continuous piece, with fluctuations, surprises and long stretches of blissful chords and undulating textures. The clarinet part is also included on a separate insert. The second piece of the pair, Nocturne for Cello and Piano, is available: item code NOV361054.

SKU: HL.48181576

UPC: 888680906900. 9.0x12.0x0.129 inches.

“Published in 1953, the Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra was composed by the French composer, conductor and winner of the Grand Prix de Rome in 1927, Henri Tomasi (1901-1971). This concerto was dedicated to Ulysse Delécluse (1907-1995), a French Clarinettist known for his transcription of 'Quinze études' by J. S. Bach for the clarinet. Each of its three movements were chosen to be the examination pieces at the Paris Conservatoire, the first movement for the Examination Solo in 1953 and the second and third for the Contest Solo in 1966. This concerto begins with an unconventional start, the clarinet playing on its own and being joined later by the orchestra. It also contains some unusual material such as polychords and dissonances through the piece. Notes on this concerto by Henri Tomasi himself were written in 1957, describing the importance of the improvisation for the principal topic.”.

SKU: FG.55011-584-2

ISBN 9790550115842.

A pioneer of Finnish modern jazz, Heikki Sarmanto (1939-) is renowned for his renderings of jazz numbers. No wonder, therefore, that broken chords and familiar keys resonate and sit well under the hand in the piano part of this Northern Dreams suite. The solo passages for the piano are like stylised improvisations. In addition to jazz idioms, the suite features Chopin-style arpeggios. His music is melodic and communicative, painting feelings, situations and events. Northern Dreams was originally composed with the tenor sax of Juhani Aaltonen in mind, and the solo part is a transcription of his improvisation. The solo part is also available in arrangements for alto sax, flute, clarinet, bassoon and trumpet.