Various: Polish Clarinet Music (Clarinet Classics Audio CD)  

Polish Music For Clarinet And Piano
Jean-Marc Fessard CLARINET
Jadwiga Lewczuk PIANO

A fascinating and invaluable collection of Polish music from the 20th Century, played by Jean-Marc Fessard and Jadwiga Lewczuk. Framed by two masterpieces of the repertoire are Penderecki’s 3 Miniatures and Lutoslawski’s Dance Preludes. Receiving their World Premiere recordings are two composers who studied under the tutelage of the great teacher Nadia Boulanger.

• Piotr Perkowski – Sonata, written in 1955
• Piotr Moss – Elegia V, written in 2009
• Sonatina by Szalowski

Fessard has included three substantial sonatas which complete this invaluable collection of Polish music for clarinet and piano.

• Sonatina by Szalowski
• Sonatas by Rathaus and Perkowski
• Full and informative booklet

Clarinet Classics is proud to present this first CD by Jean-Marc Fessard devoted to the Polish clarinet repertoire. Listeners will be engaged and captivated by this well-chosen and beautifully crafted programme, performed with energy and sensitivity, making this CD a major addition to the Clarinet Classics catalogue.

Jean-Marc Fessard comes from the great tradition of the French clarinet school and leads an international career both in chamber music and as a soloist accompanied by prestigious ensembles including: National
orchestras of Poznan, Szczecin, Katowice, Bakou, Gdansk, Chamber orchestra of the Czech Philharmonic and Wieniawski Quartet). Involved in creating contemporary music, dedicatee of many works, and member of the Ensemble Sillages, Jean-Marc Fessard is a frequent contributor to Polish radio and is the author of ‘The Evolution of the Clarinet’, a work on the history of the clarinet.