Double Michel Portal, Paul Meyer & Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie

• Carl Stamitz (1745 - 1801): Clarinet Concerto No. 4 in B-Flat Major:
• 1 Clarinet Concerto No. 4 in B-Flat Major: I. Allegro 08:11
• 2 Clarinet Concerto No. 4 in B-Flat Major: II. Andante moderato 05:41
• 3 Clarinet Concerto No. 4 in B-Flat Major: III. Tempo di menuetto 02:54
• Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767): Concerto in D Minor for 2 Chalumeaux, TWV 52:D1:
• 4 Concerto in D Minor for 2 Chalumeaux, TWV 52:D1: I. Largo 03:33
• 5 Concerto in D Minor for 2 Chalumeaux, TWV 52:D1: II. Allegro 03:03
• 6 Concerto in D Minor for 2 Chalumeaux, TWV 52:D1: III. Adagio 02:13
• 7 Concerto in D Minor for 2 Chalumeaux, TWV 52:D1: IV. Vivace 01:41
• 8 Sonata in E Minor, TWV 40:102: I. Largo 03:11
• 9 Sonata in E Minor, TWV 40:102: II. Allegro 02:15
• 10 Sonata in E Minor, TWV 40:102: III. Affetuoso 02:47
• 11 Sonata in E Minor, TWV 40:102: IV. Vivace 02:37
• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893):
• 12 Herbstlied for Clarinet & String Quartet 04:34
• Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847): Konzertstück No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 113:
• 13 Konzertstück No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 113: I. Allegro con fuoco 02:28
• 14 Konzertstück No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 113: II. Andante 03:21
• 15 Konzertstück No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 113: III. Presto 02:28
• Konzertstück No. 2, Op. 114:
• 16 Konzertstück No. 2, Op. 114: I. Presto 01:56
• 17 Konzertstück No. 2, Op. 114: II. Andante 02:35
• 18 Konzertstück No. 2, Op. 114: III. Allegretto grazioso 03:15
• Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714 - 1788): Duet for Clarinets in C Major, H. 636:
• 19 Duet for Clarinets in C Major, H. 636: I. Adagio e sostenuto 03:40
• 20 Duet for Clarinets in C Major, H. 636: II. Allegro 02:52
• Total Runtime 01:05:15

Info for Double

A legendary clarinettist equally experienced in classical music, jazz and film music, Michel Portal meets Paul Meyer, another outstanding ambassador of the clarinet in the world and a long-time friend. Side by side and accompanied by the Orchestre de Chambre de Wallonie, they offer a programme that reveals their musical rapport for the first time on disc, whether the repertory is Baroque, galant or Romantic. So, alongside Telemann’s Concerto in D minor for two chalumeaux and strings, we have Carl Stamitz’s Concerto no.4 for two clarinets, while Mendelssohn’s Konzertstücke nos. 1 & 2 are juxtaposed with duos by Telemann and C. P. E. Bach. Each work constitutes a calm dialogue in which words are replaced by notes, a touching testimony to two exceptional careers.

Michel Portal, clarinet
Paul Meyer, clarinet & direction
Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie

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