This year (2011) I'm recording the Schoenberg Clarinet Sonata (that's the arrangement for clarinet and piano of the Op. 26 Wind Quintet by Felix Greissle), the Op. 5 Berg pieces, and works by Krenek with pianist Charles Wiffen, and also a album of new clarinet quintets with the Kreutzer Quartet including a newly commissioned work by Mihailo Trandafilovski. Both of these discs are for Clarinet Classics.
See the Toccata Classics website for details (opens in a new window) - you can also download individual tracks.
Information at Divine Art - you can also download this from iTunes
Tom Johnson Rational Melodies and Bedtime Stories is available from Ants-Silenzio
Listen to Rational Melody no. 21
Roger Heaton in questo disco è semplicemente fantastico. Difficile trovare un altro aggettivo per rendere le sensazioni che affiorano durante l'ascolto. Il clarinettista inglese rende in pieno l'essenza della musica di Johnson. Nella sua interpretazione la razionalità diviene gioia, estrosità, vigore; le melodie emergono, in un elegante abito classico ed il suo virtuosismo strumentale (che spesso la partitura esige) aderisce perfettamente alla partitura. E poi ci sono le elegantissime letture delle Bedtime Stories, con quel perfetto accento inglese e quel clarinetto che sembra veramente uscire dalle pagine di un libro di favole (e numeri).
Roger Heaton is, in this disc, simply fantastic. It's hard to find a better word to describe the sensations that surface as we listen to him. The British clarinetist give us the essence of Johnson’s music. In his interpretation rationality becomes joy, inspiration, strength; melodies appear in chic classical clothes and his virtuosity (always needed by the score) perfectly adheres to the scores. And there is also the elegant reading of the texts of the Bedtime Stories, with that perfect English accent and that clarinet that seems coming from the pages of a fairy-tales (and numbers) book.
New Music for multi-tracked clarinets recorded in 1995
Available from Clarinet Classics direct here or as a download from iTunes
In an impressive feat of clarinet virtuosity, ROGER HEATON brings pop multi-track recording techniques to modern classical music in some of the most exciting new clarinet music of the past 15 years.
First recording of Three Elegies for Nine Clarinets, a major new work by GAVIN BRYARS (composer of "Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet" and "The Sinking of the Titanic"). Written "as a gift of gratitude" for ROGER HEATON. All instruments - 4 Bb clarinets, 2 alto clarinets, 2 bass clarinets and 1 contra-bass clarinet - played by Heaton.
Important new recording of STEVE REICH's New York Counterpoint for 11 clarinets.
ENRICO MORRICONE's music to the enchanting film "Cinema Paradiso" in an arrangement for clarinets.
Six other works, including "Stone:Wind:Rain:Sun" for 2 clarinets by CHRISTOPHER FOX; Bass Clarinet and Percussion by MORTON FELDMAN; "Like He Never Was", a new work by GLYN PERRIN; 25 Karwa-Melodien for 2 clarinets by WALTER ZIMMERMAN and Rational Melody No.21 by TOM JOHNSON. "Three Elegies" is the music for a new dance work, "The Glass Blew In", toured by Siobhan Davies. "Roger Heaton is undoubtedly an expert performer ….. This is a highly enjoyable disc."
Classic CD
This disk has the Giacinto Scelsi clarinet concerto Kya - a wonderful three movement work with chamber ensemble. More details at Divine Records.
This disc has the Birtwistle Clarinet Quintet, Linoi, Verses, Max Davies' Hymnos and Goehr's solo Paraphrase.
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