Isotonic: Commissions for Clarinet
Resonus Classics RES10319
Robert Plane (clarinet)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Geoffrey Patterson (conductor)
Gould Piano Trio
Benjamin Frith (piano)
Mark David Boden: Clarinet Concerto (clarinet and orchestra)
Huw Watkins: Four Fables (clarinet, violin, cello, piano)
Diana Burrell: Clarinet Concerto (clarinet and orchestra)
Sarah Frances Jenkins: Shivelight (clarinet and piano)
Throughout his career, clarinettist Robert Plane has given the premiere performances of a number of works written especially for him, and is renowned as a champion of contemporary music.
This album celebrates the results of the intense and very personal collaborations between Plane and the composers Diana Burrell, Huw Watkins, Mark David Boden and Sarah Frances Jenkins. Plane is joined by pianist Benjamin Frith, the Gould Piano Trio and the BBC Philharmonic under the direction of conductor Geoffrey Paterson.