Performer: Maria Du Toit, Vera Kooper
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Channel
Catalogue: CCS47024
Release: 2024
Size: 2.16 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Rainier: Suite for Clarinet and Pianoforte
01. I. Vivace
02. II. Andante come da lontano
03. III. Spiritoso
04. IV. Lento e tranquillo
05. V. Allegro con fuoco
06. Oforka: Olorun Mi
07. Bacewicz: Kaprys Polski na klarnet i fortepian
08. Sachsen-Meiningen: Romanze
Grandval: Deux pièces pour clarinette et piano
09. No. 1, Invocation
10. No. 2, Air slave
Gotkovsky: Images de Norvège
11. No. 1, Dolcissimo
12. No. 2, Fantasque et gai
13. Feigin: Fantasia for Clarinet and Piano
14. Aubin: Un soir à Montfort-L’Amaury
15. Aubin: Una fioretti di Francesco
16. Tailleferre: Arabesque
17. Morrison: Fallout
18. Woof: Dervish
Martin: Solstice
19. I. Sun
20. II. Moon
21. III. Air
22. IV. Fire
On She / Her, South African clarinetist Maria du Toit and Dutch pianist Vera Kooper explore music from around the world, exclusively written by women. The pieces performed here are rarely played, and for about half of them this is the world-premiere recording. Although some of these composers enjoyed popularity during their lifetimes, such as Ivy Priaulx Rainier, with the passage of time, their music vanished into near oblivion. Rainer’s exhilarating and at times meditative Suite is the centre of this album. With compositions ranging from 19th-century France to present day Nigeria, the exploration of this obscure repertoire became a mission – to celebrate and appreciate the music of talented and neglected female composers and bring these wonderful pieces to life again.