01. - 02. Ernest Chausson: Andante & Allegro [8'58]
03. - 06. Camille Saint-Saens: Clarinet Sonata in E-flat major, op.167 [15'53]
07. Claude Debussy: Premiere rhapsodie [8'17]
08. Jean Francaix: Tema con varizioni [8'35]
09. Charles-Marie Widor: Introduction & Rondo, op.72 [8'05]
10. - 12. Francis Poulenc: Clarinet Sonata, FP.184 [13'34]
Florent Heau- clarinet and Patrick Zygmanowski- piano
Lyrinx 2195 (recorded October 1999; this SACD release 2000)
(16bit/44.1kHz flac and scans)
Recording venue: Salle Blanchiere, Marseilles
Recording engineer and Producer: Rene Gambini
Here's an excellent and, as far as I know, unique collection of French music for clarinet and piano. The sound quality is also very fine, even from the CD layer. Although the sleeve notes include a whole page of guff extolling the virtues of DSD over even 192kHz 24bit recording - something I feel sure many audio engineers will take issue with.
Nevertheless, it's a fine album of well-known and less well-known fare with particularly beautiful playing from Florent Heau. Anybody who has enjoyed this disc should also enjoy the pair's recording of the Brahms Clarinet Sonatas which can be downloaded from Odeon's blog.
03. - 06. Camille Saint-Saens: Clarinet Sonata in E-flat major, op.167 [15'53]
07. Claude Debussy: Premiere rhapsodie [8'17]
08. Jean Francaix: Tema con varizioni [8'35]
09. Charles-Marie Widor: Introduction & Rondo, op.72 [8'05]
10. - 12. Francis Poulenc: Clarinet Sonata, FP.184 [13'34]
Florent Heau- clarinet and Patrick Zygmanowski- piano
Lyrinx 2195 (recorded October 1999; this SACD release 2000)
(16bit/44.1kHz flac and scans)
Recording venue: Salle Blanchiere, Marseilles
Recording engineer and Producer: Rene Gambini
Here's an excellent and, as far as I know, unique collection of French music for clarinet and piano. The sound quality is also very fine, even from the CD layer. Although the sleeve notes include a whole page of guff extolling the virtues of DSD over even 192kHz 24bit recording - something I feel sure many audio engineers will take issue with.
Nevertheless, it's a fine album of well-known and less well-known fare with particularly beautiful playing from Florent Heau. Anybody who has enjoyed this disc should also enjoy the pair's recording of the Brahms Clarinet Sonatas which can be downloaded from Odeon's blog.
