(Clarinet/Piano)
SKU:
HL.48181417
Composed
by Eugè and ne
Bozza. Leduc. Classical.
CD. 11 pages. Alphonse
Leduc #AL20935. Published
by Alphonse Leduc
(HL.48181417).
UPC:
888680855727.
9.0x12.0x0.114
inches.
Having won
many prizes at the Paris
Conservatoire during the
1920s-1930s, Eugene Bozza
went on to conduct the
orchestra of the
Opera-Comique and to
become Head of the
Conservatoire in
Valenciennes. As a major
figure on the classical
music frontline, Bozza's
compositions were
well-received by
audiences, particularly
those for wind
instruments, and his
Clarinet Concerto is no
exception. This Bozza
piece for Clarinet is
expressive and virtuosic,
displaying the entire
range of the instrument,
accompanied by an equally
virtuosic Piano
reduction. The Concerto
comprises three movements
and is one of 19
Concertos written by the
composer. As music
educationalist, Paul
Griffiths has written of
Bozza's compositions, his
works reveal melodic
fluency, elegance of
structure and a
consistenly sensitive
concern of instrumental
capabilities. Clarinet
Concerto is a suitable
and significant addition
to the advanced
clarinetist's
repertoire..