...Florie Rothenberg wanted to push the envelope a bit...this duo works well...
Through her research of women composers, clarinetist Florie Rothenberg has amassed a thorough collection of contemporary works, forming the basis for her new recording, Voices of Trees. Along with the commissioned title piece by her musical accompanist, pianist Rachel Matthews, Rothenberg includes compositions by Joan Tower, Libby Larsen, and Priaulx Rainier. Noting the powerful and clear voice of each composer through these works, Rothenberg hopes to help move these pieces further into the clarinet repertoire.
Track Listing:
RACHEL MATTHEWS: Voices Of Trees
1. Listen through the rustling leaves 5:40
2. Night scherzo 2:19
3. Witness 4:50
JOAN TOWER: Fantasy (Associated Music Pub, Inc.)
4. Fantasy 14:41
LIBBY LARSEN: Dancing Solo (Oxford University Press)
5. with shadows 3:27
6. eight to the bar 3:04
7. in ten slow circles 2:57
8. flat out 3:47
PRIAULX RAINIER: Suite For Clarinet & Pianoforte
(Schott Music Ltd, London ASCAP)
9. Vivace 4:26
10. Andante come da lontano 2:03
11. Spiritoso 1:54
12. Lento e tranquillo 3:04
13. Allegro con fuoco 2:26
Performers:
FLORIE ROTHENBERG - clarinet
RACHEL MATTHEWS - piano
Production Info:
Recorded by Matt Lutthans at the Greenlake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, in November 2006
Mastered by Matt Lutthans
Photography by Claudia Dewald
Cover design by John Bishop
Reviews of Voices Of Trees
All Music (Adam Greenberg)
Little-heard are modern compositions most of the time, with most classical musicians as well as fans opting more often for the classics, as it were. Seattle-based clarinetist Florie Rothenberg wanted to push the envelope a bit in response to this, finding compositions from modern female composers specifically for the clarinet and piano. The recordi ...