Notes and Editorial Reviews
Following the outstanding success of the original Solos de Concours, CC0011 Victoria Soames Samek has recorded a second CD in this series - Solos de Concours II. Written for the Premier Prix of the Paris Conservatoire, this second disc features music by composers whose names will be less familiar generally, but whose music is at once charming and delightful. Highlights include: o Widor - Introduction and Allegro o Lefebvre - Fantasie Caprice o D'Ollone - Fantasie Orientale o Coquard - Melodie et Scherzetto Also featured, is music by Dautremer, Busser, Merlet, Delmos, Coquard and Revel. Included in this release, is a second disc featuring sight-reading pieces written for the Premier Prix. This second disc includes Debussy's famous Petite
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Pièce as well as music by Massenet, Delibes, Holmes, Messager, Guiraud, Marty, Pugno, Taffenel, Lenepveu, Duprato and Colin. These form an enchanting set of miniatures. This highly attractive release features the playing of Clarinet Classics founder, and Artistic Director Victoria Soames Samek. With her warm, distinctive sound and peerless virtuosity, this new release will be coveted by those curious to hear further delights from the music written for the Premier Prix and lovers of clarinet music. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Introduction et Rondo for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 72 by Charles-Marie Widor
Performer:
John Flinders (Piano),
Victoria Soames (Clarinet)
Period: 20th Century
Written: by 1898; France
Venue: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, England
Length: 7 Minutes 31 Secs.
2.
Mélodie et Scherzetto, for clarinet & piano, Op. 68 by Arthur Coquard
Performer:
John Flinders (Piano),
Victoria Soames (Clarinet)
Period: Modern
Written: 1904
Date of Recording: 09/29/1943
Venue: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, England
Length: 6 Minutes 2 Secs.
3.
Fantaisie - Caprice, for clarinet & piano, Op. 118 by Charles Édouard Lefebvre
Performer:
John Flinders (Piano),
Victoria Soames (Clarinet)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1905
Venue: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, England
Length: 6 Minutes 50 Secs.
4.
Fantaisie Orientale, for clarinet & piano by Max D'Ollone
Performer:
John Flinders (Piano),
Victoria Soames (Clarinet)
Period: Modern
Written: 1913
Date of Recording: 11/18/1956
Venue: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, England
Length: 7 Minutes 52 Secs.
5.
Aragon sur des aires populaires d'Espagne, for clarinet & piano, Op. 91 by Henri Büsser
Performer:
John Flinders (Piano),
Victoria Soames (Clarinet)
Period: Modern
Written: 1934
Venue: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, England
Length: 5 Minutes 33 Secs.
6.
Récit et Impromptu, for clarinet & piano by Marcel Dautremer
Performer:
Victoria Soames (Clarinet),
John Flinders (Piano)
Written: 1943
Venue: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, England
Length: 7 Minutes 21 Secs.
7.
Fantaisie for clarinet & piano by Pierre Revel
Performer:
Victoria Soames (Clarinet),
John Flinders (Piano)
Written: 1952
Venue: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, England
Length: 8 Minutes 24 Secs.
8.
Capriccio for clarinet & piano by Claude Arrieu
Performer:
Victoria Soames (Clarinet),
John Flinders (Piano)
Period: Modern
Written: 1971
Venue: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, England
Length: 6 Minutes 1 Secs.
9.
Diptyque, for clarinet & piano by Michel Merlet
Performer:
Victoria Soames (Clarinet),
John Flinders (Piano)
Written: 1973
Venue: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, England
Length: 5 Minutes 0 Secs.
10.
Andantino, for clarinet & piano (Morceau à déchiffrer) by Charles-Joseph Colin
Performer:
Victoria Soames (Clarinet),
John Flinders (Piano)
Venue: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, England
Length: 1 Minutes 32 Secs.
11.
Morceau de concours, for clarinet & piano by Léo Delibes
Performer:
Victoria Soames (Clarinet),
John Flinders (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1877
Date of Recording: 03/27/1977
Venue: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, England
Length: 1 Minutes 12 Secs.
12.
Andantino, for clarinet & piano (Morceau à déchiffrer) by Charles Lenepveu
Performer:
Victoria Soames (Clarinet),
John Flinders (Piano)
Venue: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, England
Length: 1 Minutes 13 Secs.
13.
Morceaux de concours by Jules Massenet
Performer:
Victoria Soames (Clarinet),
John Flinders (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1881-1887; France
Venue: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, England
Length: 1 Minutes 26 Secs.
14.
Ben moderato, for clarinet & piano (Morceau à déchiffrer) by Jules Duprato
Performer:
Victoria Soames (Clarinet),
John Flinders (Piano)
Venue: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, England
Length: 1 Minutes 29 Secs.
15.
Moderato (Mouvement de Valse), for clarinet & piano (Morceau à déchiffrer) by Jules Duprato
Performer:
Victoria Soames (Clarinet),
John Flinders (Piano)
Date of Recording: 04/1981
Venue: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, England
Length: 1 Minutes 5 Secs.
16.
Andante Moderato, for clarinet & piano (Morceau à déchiffrer) by Charles Lenepveu
Performer:
Victoria Soames (Clarinet),
John Flinders (Piano)
Venue: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, England
Length: 1 Minutes 25 Secs.
17.
Andante molto espressivo, for clarinet & piano (Morceau à déchiffrer) by Claude Paul Taffanel
Performer:
Victoria Soames (Clarinet),
John Flinders (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Venue: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, England
Length: 1 Minutes 42 Secs.
18.
Très modéré, for clarinet & piano (Morceau à déchiffrer) by Raoul Pugno
Performer:
Victoria Soames (Clarinet),
John Flinders (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Date of Recording: 1974
Venue: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, England
Length: 1 Minutes 47 Secs.
19.
Moderato, for clarinet & piano (Morceau à déchiffrer) i by Georges Marty
Performer:
Victoria Soames (Clarinet),
John Flinders (Piano)
Date of Recording: 1928
Venue: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, England
Length: 0 Minutes 54 Secs.
20.
Moderato, for clarinet & piano (Morceau à déchiffrer) ii by Georges Marty
Performer:
Victoria Soames (Clarinet),
John Flinders (Piano)
Date of Recording: 1989
Venue: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, England
Length: 1 Minutes 7 Secs.
21.
Moderato for Clarinet and Piano by Charles-Marie Widor
Performer:
Victoria Soames (Clarinet),
John Flinders (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Venue: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, England
Length: 1 Minutes 20 Secs.
22.
Allegro, for clarinet & piano (Morceau à déchiffrer) by André Messager
Performer:
Victoria Soames (Clarinet),
John Flinders (Piano)
Period: Modern
Venue: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, England
Length: 0 Minutes 41 Secs.
23.
Molto lento, for clarinet & piano (Morceau à déchiffrer) by Augusta (Mary Anne) Holmè
Performer:
Victoria Soames (Clarinet),
John Flinders (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Venue: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, England
Length: 1 Minutes 45 Secs.
24.
Petite pièce for Clarinet and Piano by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Victoria Soames (Clarinet),
John Flinders (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1910; France
Venue: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, England
Length: 1 Minutes 29 Secs.
25.
Andante poco adagio, for clarinet & piano (Morceau à déchiffrer) by Henri Büsser
Performer:
Victoria Soames (Clarinet),
John Flinders (Piano)
Period: Modern
Venue: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, England
Length: 1 Minutes 25 Secs.
26.
Fantasie Italienne, for clarinet & piano, Op. 110 by Marc Delmas
Performer:
John Flinders (Piano),
Victoria Soames (Clarinet)
Period: Modern
Written: 1921; Italy
Date of Recording: 1906-08
Venue: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, England
Length: 6 Minutes 38 Secs.
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