Christian Arming - Contemporary Clarinet Concertos (2019) [Hi-Res]

Jean-Luc Votano, principal clarinettist of the Liège Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (OPRL), here presents a work by a ‘classic’ figure of the twentieth century, the Kammerkonzert for clarinet, string quartet and orchestra of Karl Amadeus Hartmann (1930), along with two compositions of the twenty-first: Magnus Lindberg’s Clarinet Concerto, of which Votano gave the Belgian premiere with the OPRL, and Fantasme – Cercle de Mana by Johan Farjot. The latter work, scored for clarinet, viola, cello and orchestra, here receives its world premiere on disc before being performed to a concert hall audience. An album that admirably reflects the virtuosity and musicality of one of the OPRL’s principal soloists.

Jean-Luc Votano, clarinet
Amanda Favier, violin
Quatuor Danel
Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège
Christian Arming, conductor