This is a virtuoso piece of work from clarinetist Michael Collins. It might be expected in the Clarinet Concerto of Gerald Finzi, which Collins has recorded before, and which deserves all the recordings it can get: although generally, it falls into the British tonal school of the period, it is absolutely individual. The concerto is gloriously melodic, befitting the vocal composer that Finzi basically was, but the lyricism is punctuated by little explosions of virtuosity that Collins handles expertly: listen to the very end ...
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This is a virtuoso piece of work from clarinetist Michael Collins. It might be expected in the Clarinet Concerto of Gerald Finzi, which Collins has recorded before, and which deserves all the recordings it can get: although generally, it falls into the British tonal school of the period, it is absolutely individual. The concerto is gloriously melodic, befitting the vocal composer that Finzi basically was, but the lyricism is punctuated by little explosions of virtuosity that Collins handles expertly: listen to the very end of the work to hear. It would be easy to imagine that Finzi's concerto will be recorded more often in the future, but that this reading will remain a standard. More unexpected is Collins' full-fledged emergence as a conductor with his recording debut as a conductor in the Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 5 in D major. This is Vaughan Williams in full pastoral mode, but paradoxically, the key to a successful performance is not to overemphasize that sentimental stratum. It is the...
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