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Clarinetist Michel Portal was born in 1935, and his performing partnership with pianist Michel Dalberto dates back to 1977. This little 2024 release, therefore, carries flavors of some older ways of music making, and as such, it is quite valuable. Portal knew Francis Poulenc, which is something that few enough performers around today can say they did, and whether for that reason or some other, the pair's performance of the Poulenc Clarinet Sonata of 1962 may be the best one here. The piece has an unusually strong jazz influence for one from so late in Poulenc's career. Portal, who had a background in jazz as well as classical music, catches both these rhythms and a certain retrospective mood to the whole. Elsewhere, the long association between the two performers shows in the subtle balances in the Brahms Clarinet Sonata No. 2, Op., 120, No. 2, a work that is all about finding the right weight for each little bit of music. There may be cleaner performances, but the listener will find much here that is absorbing. The early Four Pieces for clarinet and piano, Op. 5, of Berg, have the proper aphoristic quality, and in general, Portal and Dalberto switch gears effectively between some very diverse pieces, even if they present it as falling under the Romantic umbrella. The program is rounded out by pieces from Robert Schumann that were also played on other instruments, but most of this is echt clarinet music, and the program carries some beautiful flavors from the past.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (Francis Poulenc)
Francis Poulenc, Composer - Michel Portal, MainArtist - Frédéric Briant, SoundEngineer - Michel Dalberto, MainArtist - Dmitri Scapolan, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, ArtDirector - London: J. & W. Chester, 1963, MusicPublisher - Michaël Adda, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer
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Francis Poulenc, Composer - Michel Portal, MainArtist - Frédéric Briant, SoundEngineer - Michel Dalberto, MainArtist - Dmitri Scapolan, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, ArtDirector - London: J. & W. Chester, 1963, MusicPublisher - Michaël Adda, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer
2024 La Dolce Volta 2021 La Prima Volta
Francis Poulenc, Composer - Michel Portal, MainArtist - Frédéric Briant, SoundEngineer - Michel Dalberto, MainArtist - Dmitri Scapolan, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, ArtDirector - London: J. & W. Chester, 1963, MusicPublisher - Michaël Adda, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer
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Phantasiestücke Op. 73 (Robert Schumann)
Robert Schumann, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Michel Portal, MainArtist - Frédéric Briant, SoundEngineer - Michel Dalberto, MainArtist - Dmitri Scapolan, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, ArtDirector - Michaël Adda, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer
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Robert Schumann, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Michel Portal, MainArtist - Frédéric Briant, SoundEngineer - Michel Dalberto, MainArtist - Dmitri Scapolan, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, ArtDirector - Michaël Adda, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer
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Robert Schumann, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Michel Portal, MainArtist - Frédéric Briant, SoundEngineer - Michel Dalberto, MainArtist - Dmitri Scapolan, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, ArtDirector - Michaël Adda, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer
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Drei Romanzen Op. 94 (Robert Schumann)
Robert Schumann, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Michel Portal, MainArtist - Frédéric Briant, SoundEngineer - Michel Dalberto, MainArtist - Dmitri Scapolan, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, ArtDirector - Michaël Adda, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer
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Robert Schumann, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Michel Portal, MainArtist - Frédéric Briant, SoundEngineer - Michel Dalberto, MainArtist - Dmitri Scapolan, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, ArtDirector - Michaël Adda, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer
2024 La Dolce Volta 2021 La Prima Volta
Robert Schumann, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Michel Portal, MainArtist - Frédéric Briant, SoundEngineer - Michel Dalberto, MainArtist - Dmitri Scapolan, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, ArtDirector - Michaël Adda, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer
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Sonata No. 2 in E-Flat Major Op. 120 (Johannes Brahms)
Johannes Brahms, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Michel Portal, MainArtist - Frédéric Briant, SoundEngineer - Michel Dalberto, MainArtist - Dmitri Scapolan, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, ArtDirector - Michaël Adda, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer
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Johannes Brahms, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Michel Portal, MainArtist - Frédéric Briant, SoundEngineer - Michel Dalberto, MainArtist - Dmitri Scapolan, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, ArtDirector - Michaël Adda, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer
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Johannes Brahms, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Michel Portal, MainArtist - Frédéric Briant, SoundEngineer - Michel Dalberto, MainArtist - Dmitri Scapolan, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, ArtDirector - Michaël Adda, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer
2024 La Dolce Volta 2021 La Prima Volta
Four Pieces for Clarinet and Piano (Alban Berg)
Alban Berg, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Michel Portal, MainArtist - Frédéric Briant, SoundEngineer - Michel Dalberto, MainArtist - Dmitri Scapolan, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, ArtDirector - Michaël Adda, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer
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Alban Berg, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Michel Portal, MainArtist - Frédéric Briant, SoundEngineer - Michel Dalberto, MainArtist - Dmitri Scapolan, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, ArtDirector - Michaël Adda, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer
2024 La Dolce Volta 2021 La Prima Volta
Alban Berg, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Michel Portal, MainArtist - Frédéric Briant, SoundEngineer - Michel Dalberto, MainArtist - Dmitri Scapolan, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, ArtDirector - Michaël Adda, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer
2024 La Dolce Volta 2021 La Prima Volta
Alban Berg, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Michel Portal, MainArtist - Frédéric Briant, SoundEngineer - Michel Dalberto, MainArtist - Dmitri Scapolan, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, ArtDirector - Michaël Adda, AAndRAdministrator, ExecutiveProducer
2024 La Dolce Volta 2021 La Prima Volta
Album review
Clarinetist Michel Portal was born in 1935, and his performing partnership with pianist Michel Dalberto dates back to 1977. This little 2024 release, therefore, carries flavors of some older ways of music making, and as such, it is quite valuable. Portal knew Francis Poulenc, which is something that few enough performers around today can say they did, and whether for that reason or some other, the pair's performance of the Poulenc Clarinet Sonata of 1962 may be the best one here. The piece has an unusually strong jazz influence for one from so late in Poulenc's career. Portal, who had a background in jazz as well as classical music, catches both these rhythms and a certain retrospective mood to the whole. Elsewhere, the long association between the two performers shows in the subtle balances in the Brahms Clarinet Sonata No. 2, Op., 120, No. 2, a work that is all about finding the right weight for each little bit of music. There may be cleaner performances, but the listener will find much here that is absorbing. The early Four Pieces for clarinet and piano, Op. 5, of Berg, have the proper aphoristic quality, and in general, Portal and Dalberto switch gears effectively between some very diverse pieces, even if they present it as falling under the Romantic umbrella. The program is rounded out by pieces from Robert Schumann that were also played on other instruments, but most of this is echt clarinet music, and the program carries some beautiful flavors from the past.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:09:43
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Michel Portal Michel Dalberto
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: La Dolce Volta
- Genre: Classical
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