Various Artists - Double - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

A legendary clarinetist equally experienced in classical music, jazz and film music, Michel Portal meets Paul Meyer, another outstanding ambassador of the clarinet in the world and a long-time friend. Side by side and accompanied by the Orchestre de Chambre de Wallonie, they offer a programme that reveals their musical rapport for the first time on album, whether the repertory is Baroque, gallant, or Romantic. So, alongside Telemann's Concerto in D minor for two chalumeaux and strings, we have Carl Stamitz's Concerto no. 4 for two clarinets, while Mendelssohn's Konzertstucke nos. 1 & 2 are juxtaposed with duos by Telemann and CPE Bach. Each work constitutes a calm dialogue in which words are replaced by notes, a touching testimony to two exceptional careers. Album Tracks 1. Clarinet Concerto No. 4 in B Flat Major~I. Allegro 2. Clarinet Concerto No. 4 in B Flat Major~II. Andante Moderato 3. Clarinet Concerto No. 4 in B Flat Major~III. Tempo di Menuetto 4. Concerto in D Minor for 2 Chalumeaux, TWV 52 D1~I. Largo 5. Concerto in D Minor for 2 Chalumeaux, TWV 52 D1~II. Allegro 6. Concerto in D Minor for 2 Chalumeaux, TWV 52 D1~III. Adagio 7. Concerto in D Minor for 2 Chalumeaux, TWV 52 D1~IV. Vivace 8. Sonata in E Minor, TWV 40 102~I. Largo 9. Sonata in E Minor, TWV 40 102~II. Allegro 10. Sonata in E Minor, TWV 40 102~III. Affettuoso 11. Sonata in E Minor, TWV 40 102~IV. Vivace 12. Seasons~Herbstlied 13. Konzertstück No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 113~I. Allegro con Fuoco 14. Konzertstück No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 113~II. Andante 15. Konzertstück No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 113~III. Presto 16. Konzertstück No. 2, Op. 114~I. Presto 17. Konzertstück No. 2, Op. 114~II. Andante 18. Konzertstück No. 2, Op. 114~III. Allegretto Grazioso 19. Duet for Clarinets in C Major, H.636~I. Adagio e Sostenuto 20. Duet for Clarinets in C Major, H.636~II. Allegro