This collection of six works for various combinations reveals William Alwyn at his most impressive, always thoughtful in finely crafted works.
“The Clarinet Sonata, with Robert Plane an inspired soloist, is in a single movement, a sequence of sections with varying speeds…”
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… Conversations for piano, violin and clarinet consists of a sequence of eight short pieces that the composer described as “a discussion between friends”. It nicely brings together three of the principal contributors to the whole programme. Altogether a fine survey, splendidly played and recorded.
