Gershwin: Music for Clarinet and Strings [Incls Porgy and Bess Suite & 3 Preludes]

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GEORGE GERSHWIN
Gershwin: Music for Clarinet and Strings [Incls Porgy and Bess Suite & 3 Preludes]
Michel Lethiec (clarinet) / Sinfonia Finlandia Jyväskylä, Patrick Gallois

[ Naxos / CD ]

Release Date: Tuesday 15 December 2009

This item is only available to us via Special Import.

Frank Villard's sparkling arrangements for clarinet and strings give legendary numbers including "Summertime", "I got plenty o' nuttin'" or "It ain't necessarily so" a new voice, accentuate their jazz flavour or add new timbres to Gershwin's unforgettable music for the stage and concert hall...

Porgy and Bess and An American in Paris deservedly rank among George Gershwin's most popular works, while in his Three Preludes for piano and Piano Concerto the composer's love of jazz, popular and classical music also find spirited expression. Frank Villard's sparkling arrangements for clarinet and strings give legendary numbers including Summertime, I got plenty o' nuttin' or It ain't necessarily so a new voice, accentuate their jazz flavour or add new timbres to Gershwin's unforgettable music for the stage and concert hall.

Tracks:

Porgy and Bess Suite (arr. F. Villard)
1. I. - 00:07:46
2. II. - 00:07:47
3. III. - 00:07:44
4. IV. - 00:09:13
5. V. - 00:11:31

6. Piano Concerto in F major: II. Andante con moto (arr. F. Villard) 00:06:59

7. An American in Paris (excerpt) (arr. F. Villard) 00:05:28

3 Preludes (arr. F. Villard)
8. No. 1 in B flat major 00:01:44
9. No. 2 in C sharp minor 00:03:51
10. No. 3 in E flat major 00:01:32

Total Playing Time: 01:03:35