Crusell: Clarinet Concerto No. 3 in B flat major, Op. 11, etc.

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With full, bright, immediate sound, the Finnish clarinettist Kari Kriiku gives dazzling performances of these three delightful clarinet concertos.
In many ways he's even more daring than his... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Catalogue No: ODE965-2
Label: Ondine
Length: 64 minutes

Crusell: Clarinet Concerto No. 3 in B flat major, Op. 11

Work length22:13

$5.00

$6.45

Kari Kriikku
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo

I. Allegro risoluto

Track length10:05

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$3.85

II. Andante moderato

Track length5:17

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$1.30

III. Alla polacca

Track length6:51

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$1.30

Crusell: Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 5

Work length22:30

$5.00

$6.45

Kari Kriikku
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo

I. Allegro

Track length11:10

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$3.85

II. Andante pastorale

Track length5:26

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$1.30

III. Rondo. Allegretto

Track length5:54

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$1.30

Crusell: Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 1

Work length19:33

$5.00

$6.45

Kari Kriikku
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo

I. Allegro

Track length10:16

$3.00

$3.85

II. Adagio

Track length3:27

$1.00

$1.30

III. Rondo. Allegretto

Track length5:50

$1.00

$1.30

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2010

With full, bright, immediate sound, the Finnish clarinettist Kari Kriiku gives dazzling performances of these three delightful clarinet concertos.
In many ways he's even more daring than his rivals, regularly choosing speeds that stretch virtuosity to the limit, particularly in the finales. Those of Nos 1 and 2 may be marked allegretto merely, but Kriiku, by choosing exceptionally fast speeds, brings out an extra scherzando quality, often sharp and spiky, in which Crusell's characteristically dotted rhythms are delightfully crisp. The almost impossibly rapid tonguing never seems to get in the way of detailed characterisation.
Johnson (above) in her recordings is altogether more relaxed, regularly adopting speeds rather broader, extremely so in the Alla Polacca which ends No 3. Consistently, her pointing of rhythm brings out the fun in the writing, and in her comparably broad approach to slow movements she finds extra poetry. Partly as a result of the immediacy of the recording, Kriiku's pianissimos aren't as extreme, yet in flair and panache Kriiku is second to none, superbly supported by the crisp, purposeful playing of the Finnish National Radio orchestra under Sakari Oramo.
An excellent disc, guaranteed to win friends for these sparkling works.

Crusell: Clarinet Concerto No. 3 in B flat major, Op. 11, etc.

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