Concertos for bass clarinet are rare enough; this album brings three new ones to swell those limited ranks. It presents the fruit of a series of interlocking international co-operations, between orchestras in Sweden, the UK and USA, with American, British and Swedish composers and, at the heart of the undertaking, the bass clarinettist of the Malmo Symphony Orchestra, Carl-Johan Stjernstrom. All three composers exploit the huge range of colours the bass clarinet can offer, in music that ranges from the fierce and dramatic to the sunny and easy-going. The album also inaugurates a Toccata Next series providing a platform for the musicians of the Malmo Symphony Orchestra.

Tracklist:

1. Concerto for Bass Clarinet and Orchestra-I. Largo (Notturno) – Presto
2. Concerto for Bass Clarinet and Orchestra-II. Presto (Scherzo-Rondo)
3. Concerto for Bass Clarinet and Orchestra-III. Larghetto
4. Concerto for Bass Clarinet and Orchestra-IV. Allegro
5. Tandem: Concerto for Violin and Bass Clarinet-I. Con Freschezza (Quarter Note = 112)
6. Tandem: Concerto for Violin and Bass Clarinet-II. Misterioso (Quarter Note = 56)
7. Tandem: Concerto for Violin and Bass Clarinet-III. Rustico (Quarter Note = 112)
8. Prometheus: Concerto for Bass Clarinet and Orchestra-I. According to the First
9. Prometheus: Concerto for Bass Clarinet and Orchestra-II. According to the Second
10. Prometheus: Concerto for Bass Clarinet and Orchestra-III. According to the Third
11. Prometheus: Concerto for Bass Clarinet and Orchestra-IV. According to the Fourth

UPC: 5060640070370
Label: Toccata Next
Release Date: 10.3.25
Format: CD