 | from Finzi & Stanford: Clarinet Concertos (CDH55101) 1 Allegro vigoroso [7'40] 27 minutes 38 seconds 3 tracks2 Adagio ma senza rigore [11'27] 3 Rondo: Allegro giocoso [8'31] ‘A superb reading. Such easy virtuosity enhances the happy, carefree atmosphere’ (Gramophone) ‘Thea King's shaping and colouring of Finzi's almost improvisatory melodic lines is more deeply persuasive than any other recorded version I know—touching without being sentimental’ (BBC Music Magazine) ‘A definitive performance’ (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs) |