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Sonata for Clarinet and Piano


1987 unknown by Michael Bryant

Julian Milkis at Canada House

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The main interest for the more experienced listeners lay in the UK premiere of the Sonata for clarinet and piano (1981) by Oskar Morawetz. This is a formidably difficult work both in terms of rhythmic subtlety and the agile use of the altissimo. It is clearly impressionistic in character and consists of a single movement with several sections and changes of tempo and mood. It exists in both an original and a revised version.

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