Release Date: 23 June 2014
Label: Avie
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 822252231120
Genres: Classical Chamber Music
Description
Husband-and-wife team clarinettist Jean Johnson and pianist Steven Osborne come together for a recording of Brahms' popular Clarinet Sonatas, uniquely paired with the rarer sonatas for clarinet by Miklós Rózsa, in which Johnson steps into the spotlight on her own.
Brahms' appreciation for the clarinet came late in his career - his two Sonatas were the last chamber works he wrote. The Hungarian-born Rózsa, known universally for his Oscar-winning scores to such movies as Spellbound and Ben-Hur, was equally admired for his classical compositions which were championed by the likes of Heifetz and Piatigorsky. His two works for solo clarinet spanned 35 years, both written after he'd settled in Hollywood, the latter just two years before his death.
Jean Johnson is an avid chamber musician. In addition to performing regularly with her husband, Steven Osborne, she has collaborated with leading musicians in the world's foremost venues, including pianist Barry Douglas at Carnegie Hall and on the "Bridge" contemporary music series at Lincoln Center.
Personnel: Jean Johnson (clarinet), Steven Osborne (piano)
Critical acclaim for Jean Johnson:
"Freedom and flair...bounding with energy and purposeful intent." - The Scotsman
"Clarity and sophisticated style...elegant ease." - The Herald
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
