Performer: Sharon Kam, Ori Kam, Matan Porat
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Orfeo
Release: 2019
Size: 588 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Mozart: Clarinet Trio in E flat major, K498 “Kegelstatt-Trio”
01. I. Andante
02. II. Menuetto
03. III. Rondo. Allegretto
Schumann: Fairy Tale Narrations. Four pieces for clarinet, viola and piano, Op. 132
04. I. Lebhaft, nicht zu schnell
05. II. Lebhaft und sehr markiert
06. III. Ruhiges Tempo, mit zartem Ausdruck
07. IV. Lebhaft, sehr markiert
Brahms: Two songs for contralto with viola obbligato, Op. 91
08. No. 1, Gestillte Sehnsucht
09. No. 2, Geistliches Wiegenlied
Bartók: Contrasts for violin, clarinet & piano, BB 116, Sz. 111
10. No. 1, Verbunkos
11. No. 2, Pihenö
12. No. 3, Sebes
13. Rechtman: Jazzicals: No. 2, Tempo giusto
Sharon Kam is one of the world’s leading clarinetists. For her debut album on Orfeo (and performing for the first time in this trio line-up), she delivers a dramatic, sharply contrasting programme that is presented chronologically. Performing with her brother Ori Kam (viola) and the pianist Matan Porat, the programme begins and ends with music by Mozart and Bartók, the latter’s Contrasts producing possibly the most original and captivating contribution to the repertoire for this combination of instruments. In between are works by Schumann and Brahms that contain multi-layered biographical references and are closely related in their romantic spirit. “Sharon Kam is a clarinetist with an exceptionally wide expressive range.”