Gregson's Clarinet Concerto was completed in 1994, by commission for the BBC, and was first performed by the BBC Philharmonic with Michael Collins in Manchester, April 1994 (later recorded on Chandos CHAN 10105). The writing is highly challenging, pushing the instrument and its performer to the limits with some formidable glissandi and stark contrasts.
This edition features a piano reduction of Gregson's orchestral material, with the clarinet in B flat.