Ludus

Javier Negrin & Daniel Molina

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Cat No: ODRCD452

Release Date: 11 October 2024

Label: Odradek Records

Packaging Type: Digipak

No of Units: 1

Barcode: 0810042704527

Genres: Classical Chamber Music

Description

Ludus is the first album by Tenerife-born clarinettist Daniel Molina, created in collaboration with pianist and Odradek artist Javier Negrin. Together, they present a programme in which the soloist reveals the many faces of the clarinet, with recent and world-premiere recordings rubbing shoulders with works by Prokofiev and Lutoslawski.
Alongside a transcription of the Sonata for flute and piano by Prokofiev, Sonata by Salvador Brotons, and the Dance Preludes by Witold Lutoslawski, the album features the World Premiere Recordings of the Sonata by Pablo Diaz Sanchez and the Pieza lirica for violin and piano by Armando Alfonso, with whose transcription for clarinet this duo contributes to the dissemination of the work of this little-known composer admired by both, and championed by Javier Negrin on a previous Odradek release. This harmonically rich piece is dedicated to the composer's great-niece who, like Javier Negrin, studied at the Royal College of Music in London.

Prokofiev's sonata is as classical as it is lyrical. and brilliant in its workmanship, conveying a carefree spirit in some of its rustic, dancing moments, while Lutoslawski's Preludes de danse of 1954 are based on highly contrasting folk songs. Sanchez's two-movement sonata is versatile and wide-ranging, embracing multiphonics and other extended techniques and culminating in an ironic and animated scherzo. Brotons's sonata features a static clarinet recitative and a second movement that effectively combines two movements in one, ending with an energetic finale.

Daniel Molina stands out among his generation as a soloist and chamber musician, performing in the most prestigious concert halls throughout Spain and in national and international festivals alongside pianists and chamber groups of the highest level. Molina combines his concert activity with pedagogical work, giving masterclasses in higher education centres all over Spain, and since July 2023 he has been Artistic Director of the Aguere International Chamber Music Festival.

Enigmas: the Complete Piano Works of Armando Alfonso

"An eloquent and astonishing album" -Codalario

Voices

"An enjoyable traversal from pianist Javier Negrin with the Beethoven Philharmonie conducted by Thomas Rosner, and they play as though they believe in it..." BBC Radio 3 Record Review "Javier Negrin plays the piano part very imaginatively, with much spontaneity and freshness." Pizzicato

Scriabin Travel Preludes

"The pianist displays an exquisite treatment of the instrument, a delicate sound palette, and a very deep knowledge..." Ritmo

Traces (Granados & Mompou)

"... played with elegance, beauty and affection by Javier Negrin." BBC Music Magazine

"... pointed and sensitively shaped reading... Negrin assiduously weaves the numerous tempo shifts, dynamic outbursts and reiterations of earlier themes into a fluid, fulfilling whole." Gramophone
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