Composer: Georges Bizet, Bernhard Henrik Crusell, Gaetano Donizetti, George Gershwin, André Messager, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Astor Piazzólla, Robert Schumann, Carl Maria von Weber
Performer: Simon Lopez, Guillaume Vincent, Maria Atanasoaei, Paolo Besson
Orchestra: Orchestre Victor Hugo Franche-Comté
Conductor: Jean-François Verdier
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Warner
Catalogue: 5419724843
Release: 2022
Size: 1.03 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Mozart: Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen (from Die Zauberflöte)
02. Messager: Solo de concours
Crusell: Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 5
03. I. Allegro
04. Bizet: L’amour est un oiseau rebelle ‘Habanera’ (from Carmen)
05. Piazzólla: Oblivion
Gershwin: Preludes
06. No. 1, Allegro ben ritmato e deciso (Arr. Gach for Clarinet and Piano)
07. No. 2, Andante con moto e poco rubato (Arr. Cohn for Clarinet and Piano)
08. No. 3, Allegro ben ritmo e deciso (Arr. Cohn for Clarinet and Piano)
Weber: Clarinet Concertino in E flat major, Op. 26
09. I. Adagio ma non troppo
10. II. Andante
11. III. Allegro
12. Donizetti: Una furtiva lagrima (from L’elisir d’amore)
Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op. 73
13. No. 1, Zart und mit Ausdruck
14. No. 2, Lebhaft, leicht
15. No. 3, Rasch und mit Feuer
16. Piazzólla: Libertango
Clarinettist Simon Lopez is the winner of the 8th edition of Prodiges, the popular annual French TV competition for young classical musicians. Recorded with the Orchestre Victor Hugo Franche-Comté under Jean-François Verdier. A great mix of popular repertoire, including pieces from Piazzolla’s Libertango and Oblivion; “Der Hölle Rache”, the Queen of the Night aria, from Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte; “Una furtiva lagrima” from Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore; and many more