Yehuda, Guy

Between Two Worlds

Between Two Worlds is a program of early to mid-20th century music for clarinet, strings, percussion and piano. The album features clarinetist Guy Yehuda. Hailed by composer John Corigliano as "One of the most awe-inspiring clarinetists today," Mr. Yehuda is recognized as one of the most outstanding and unique talents on the international concert stage. He performs here with an ensemble consisting of Dmitri Berlinsky, violin; Yvonne Lam, violin; Eric Nowlin, viola; Suren Bagratuni, cello; Kevin Brown, double bass; Jon Weber, percussion and Eric Zuber, piano. There are full descriptions and sound samples at our website: https://referencerecordings.com/recording/between-two-worlds/ The pieces are based on Jewish themes and folklore, by Engel (1922), Prokofiev (1919) and Ben-Haim (1941/1965), and are beautifully performed and recorded. There is only one previous recording of the Engel work. The Ben-Haim is also a rare work on CD. Prokofiev's "Overture on Hebrew Themes" has many more recordings, but it still remains as one of his less performed works, and incidentally one of my personal favorites! All in all we have high hopes for this album, it should be well received by critics, music lovers and collectors of rare works.

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CD - 1 disk
Release date
17-05-2024
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595622
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0030911175429
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TRACKS

Disk 1

1. OVERTURE ON HEBREW THEMES (1919) OP. 34 8:56FOR CLARINET, STRING QUARTET AND
2. PIANO
3. JOEL ENGEL (1868-1927) THE DYBBUK SUITE (1922) OP. 35
4. FOR CLARINET, STRINGS AND PERCUSSION
5. FOR WHAT REASON? - FROM SONG OF SONGS 5:32
6. (MIPNEHI MAH? - MESCHIR HASCHIRIM)
7. BEGGARS DANCES (MECHOLOTH HAKABZANIM) 6:32
8. WEDDING MARCH (MARSCH CHATUNAH) 2:01
9. THE VEILING OF THE BRIDE (CHIPUY HAKALAH) 2:23
10. HASSIDIC MELODY (NIGUN CHASSIDIM) 2:39
11. FROM SONG OF SONGS - FOR WHAT REASON? (REPRISE) 4:46
12. (SCHIR HASCHIRIM - MIPNEHI MAH?)
13. PAUL BEN-HAIM (1897-1984) QUINTET (1941/65) OP. 31A
14. FOR CLARINET AND STRING QUARTET
15. MOLTO MODERATO 8:46
16. CAPRICCIO. MOLTO VIVO 6:46
17. TEMA CON VARIAZIONI - TEMA. SOSTENUTO E DOLCE - 10:47
18. VAR. 1 LA STESSO MOVIMENTO
19. VAR. 2 MOLTO GRAZIOSO
20. VAR. 3 PIU CALMO
21. VAR. 4 ALLEGRETTO, POCO A POCO ACCELERANDO
22. VAR. 5 ADAGIO ASSAI E MISTERIOSO