Todd Levy, Jeannie Yu, Elena Abend & Rene Izquierd
Release Date: 11 November 2016
Label: Avie
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 822252236729
Genres: Classical Chamber Music
Description
Todd Levy, principal clarinet of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and Santa Fe Opera, presents Rhapsodie, a diverse array of classical 20th-century works for his instrument.
Grammy Award-winning clarinetist Todd Levy, who holds the principal chairs with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and Santa Fe Opera, presents Rhapsodie, an astonishing array of classic 20th-century works for his instrument. The rich pallette of colors and immense versatility of the clarinet is on full display in impressionistic Debussy and Ravel, Cubanisto-style Bernstein, pastoral Finzi, the folk idioms of Bartok, klezmer inspiration by Béla Kovács, blues-inflected Libby Larsen and genrebending Paquito D'Rivera. Todd's technical wizardry is flawless throughout and is matched by his collaborators pianists Jeannie Wu and Elena Abend, and guitarist Rene Izquierd.
Personnel: Todd Levy (clarinet), Jeannie Yu (piano), Elena Abend, Rene Izquierd (guitar)
Critical acclaim for Todd Levy:
"It takes but a single solo at a Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra concert to fall under the spell of principal clarinetist Todd Levy's fluid tone and expressive phrasing. In his new CD, Brahms/Schumann...the Avie label has given the classical music world compelling evidence of an artistic treasure that belongs to Milwaukee." - Milwaukee Magazine
"Levy plays to perfection." - Classic FM Magazine
"A rich tone and burnished chalumeau register mark Levy's hearty playing." - Audiophile Audition
Tracklisting
Danbi Um; Juho Pohjonen
Christopher Tyler Nickel, Sarah Jackson
Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
Bruce Wolosoff
Charles Owen
Proteus Ensemble; Stephen Shellard
Benjamin Hochman
Apollo's Fire; Jeannette Sorrell
Karolos
The Counterpoints
Narratio Quartet
Danbi Um; Juho Pohjonen
Engegard Quartet, NyNorsk Messingkvintett
Flute Alors
Louise Bessette
Jonas Batstrand, Jorn Fossheim
