David Shifrin - Clarinet Quintets for Our Time - Import CD

Credits:

David Shifrin

Description:

A New Clarinet Quintet Collection Reflecting the TimesClarinetist David Shifrin performs with the Dover Quartet and the Harlem Quartet in this exciting album. A new collection of quintets that showcases the many charms of the clarinet while at the same time drawing on the expressive power of the string quartet: the Ducal Suite, Shifrin's arrangement of a piece by Duke Ellington, one of the most influential composers of the 20th century, with his virtuosity and deep sense of music; the Dukar Suite, a piece by Mohammed Valerie Coleman's "Shotgun House," dedicated to Muhammad Ali, is also included. Universal Music/IMS

Tracklisting:

1.Ducal Suite~Clarinet Lament
2.Ducal Suite~Air-Conditioned Jungle
3.Ducal Suite~Heaven
4.Ducal Suite~Kinda Dukish/Rockin' in Rhythm
5.Thirty Thousand Days~Quasi una danza
6.Thirty Thousand Days~Prestissimo, con sordino
7.Thirty Thousand Days~Quasi una ciacona
8.Shotgun Houses~Shotgun Houses
9.Shotgun Houses~Grand Avenue
10.Shotgun Houses~Rome