Eastern Reflections: Bartók - Lutosławski - Weinberg - Ligeti Jonathan Leibovitz, Joseph Havlat, Charlotte Saluste-Bridoux

• Bela Bartók (1881 - 1945): Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet and Piano (1938):
• 1 Bartók: Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet and Piano (1938): I. Verbunkos (Recruiting Dance) 05:20
• 2 Bartók: Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet and Piano (1938): II. Pihen_ (Relaxation) 04:55
• 3 Bartók: Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet and Piano (1938): III. Sebes (Fast Dance) 06:44
• György Ligeti (1923 - 2006): Five Songs on Poems by János Arany: IV:
• 4 Ligeti: Five Songs on Poems by János Arany: IV: Öt Arany-dal (Arr. for Clarinet and Piano by Jonathan Leibovitz) 04:05
• Witold Lutosławski (1913 - 1994): Dance Preludes for Clarinet and Piano (1955):
• 5 Lutosławski: Dance Preludes for Clarinet and Piano (1955): I. Allegro molto 00:55
• 6 Lutosławski: Dance Preludes for Clarinet and Piano (1955): II. Andantino 02:49
• 7 Lutosławski: Dance Preludes for Clarinet and Piano (1955): III. Allegro giocoso 01:11
• 8 Lutosławski: Dance Preludes for Clarinet and Piano (1955): IV. Andante 03:29
• 9 Lutosławski: Dance Preludes for Clarinet and Piano (1955): V. Allegro molto 01:35
• György Ligeti: Baladă și joc (Ballad and Dance) (Arr. for Clarinet and Piano by Jonathan Leibovitz):
• 10 Ligeti: Baladă și joc (Ballad and Dance) (Arr. for Clarinet and Piano by Jonathan Leibovitz) 02:51
• Mieczysław Weinberg (1919 - 1996): Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 28:
• 11 Weinberg: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 28: I. Allegro 06:13
• 12 Weinberg: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 28: II. Allegretto 07:14
• 13 Weinberg: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 28: III. Adagio 07:21
• Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975): 24 Preludes, Op. 34:
• 14 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes, Op. 34: No. 17 in A-Flat Major 01:59
• Total Runtime 56:41

Info for Eastern Reflections: Bartók - Lutosławski - Weinberg - Ligeti

The middle of the twentieth century was a period of tremendous conflict and upheaval throughout the world. Composers responded sometimes directly, sometimes more obliquely to the horrors of fascism, war and state-controlled communism – sometimes with intense seriousness, sometimes with unexpected levity and beauty.

In putting together his programme for this eighth in the series of Delphian’s recordingsreleased in collaboration with YCAT (the Young Classical Artists Trust), Jonathan Leibovitz has brought together works by Eastern European and Soviet composers that draw on the folk-music heritage of their native lands while also bearing witness to powerful currents of history.

Leibovitz’s charm and compelling artistry in this, his debut recording, are matched by the contributions of pianist Joseph Havlat and, in two pieces, violinist Charlotte Saluste-Bridoux.

Jonathan Leibovitz, clarinet
Joseph Havlat, piano
Charlotte Saluste-Bridoux, violin

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