Benny Goodman Selections (playlist)
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| Benny Goodman in concert 1971 (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
1. Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART:
Clarinet Quintet in A major KV 581
0:10 / I. Allegro [5'50'']
6:05 / II. Larghetto [5'28'']
11:38 / III. Menuetto - Trio I - Trio II [6'12'']
17:53 / IV. Allegretto con variazioni (I-V) [8'33'']
Benny GOODMAN, clarinet
BUDAPEST STRING QUARTET: Joseph Roisman, violin I - Alexander Schneider, violin II - Boris Kroyt, viola - Mischa Schneider, cello (rec: New York, 25 April 1938)
2. Béla BARTÓK: Contrasts, Sz. 111, BB 116,
Trio for clarinet, violin, piano (1938)
0:10 / I. Verbunkos - Recruiting Dance (4:45 /
Cadenza for clarinet solo)
5:41 / II. Pihenő - "Relaxation"
10:14 / III. Sebes - Fast Dance (14:49 /
Cadenza for violin solo)
Benny GOODMAN, clarinet
Joseph SZIGETI, violin
Béla BARTÓK, piano
(rec: New York, 13 May 1940)
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| George Gershwin |
3. George GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue (1924),
for piano (clarinet solo) and Orchestra
(2nd orchestration by Ferde Grofé, for full orchestra,1942)
0:10 / Rhapsody in Blue [16'02'']
(16:12 / applause)
Earl WILD, piano - NBC Symphony Orchestra - Benny GOODMAN, solo clarinet -
Arturo TOSCANINI, conductor (Live rec: New York, 1 Nov.1942)
4. Carl Maria von WEBER: Clarinet Concerto No.1 in F minor,
J.114 / Op.73 (1811)
0:04 / I. Allegro [7'37'']
7:49 / II. Adagio ma non troppo [6'50'']
14:47 / III. Rondò (Allegretto) [6'45'']
Benny GOODMAN, clarinet - Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Jean Martinon, conductor (rec.1967)
vinyl RCA SAR22043 26.41149 (p)1968
5. Carl Maria von WEBER: Clarinet Concerto No.2 in E flat major, J.118 / Op.74 (1811)
0:04 / I. Allegro [8'38'']
8:48 / II. Andante con moto [6'42'']
15:39 / III. Alla polacca [6'46'']
Benny GOODMAN, clarinet - Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Jean Martinon, conductor (rec.1967)
vinyl RCA SAR22043 26.41149 (p)1968
