Alec Wilder impresses with his Suite in four movements for Flute Clarinet and Piano. High points are the offbeat jazzy Scherzo-like second movement and the well-argued slow movement. This adventurous work will present anenjoyable challenge to the ensemble players and provide a unique addition to their repertoire.The Flute Clarinet and Piano score are all included on separate inserts.

Snow and Snow by Helen Grime was commissioned by the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival on its 40th anniversary.Scoring:Clarinet in BbViolaPianoDuration: circa 9minutes

Contemporary Italian-French composer Armando Ghidoni brings together influences of both Italy and France in his music. Also as an expert on jazz the harmonies and rhythms of the composer's works reflect a huge diversity Classical Fugue Goes Jazz for Flute Clarinet (or Alto Saxophone) and Piano is no exception. Ghidoni is significant within the contemporary French music school and his works are regularly chosen as set pieces for leading national and international competitions. Classical Fugue Goes Jazz (Trio) reflects Ghidoni's mastery of a range of instruments. With a typical performancelasting about 14 minutes Classical Fugue Goes Jazz (Trio) for Flute Clarinet (or Alto Saxophone) and Piano is a truly exquisite addition to the modern ensemble repertoire.

Based on Robert Schumann. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke, Band II/3. Par SCHUMANN ROBERT. The Fairy-Tale Narratives (Märchenerzählungen) for B-flat Clarinet (ad libitum Violin), Viola and Piano, Op. 132, belong to the few Schumann works that were composed, revised and published in a short time: composed in Düsseldorf, at beginning of October 1853, the new composition was already offered for publication to the Breitkopf & Härtel publishing house on 3 November and printed in February 1854. Composition and publication of the Märchenerzählungen were accompanied, though, by difficult times, the final days before the composer was admitted to the psychiatric clinic in Endenich. The work’s reception lies in the shadow of the last creative period: The pieces were associated with his life’s darker phases and were very little played. The Märchenerzählungen transmit Schumann’s single work for this unusual piano trio with viola and clarinet. The only well-known earlier example in this setting at that time is Mozart’s “Kegelstatt” Trio K 498 (composed in 1786). Schumann was certainly already acquainted with the work from his Leipzig years – it was played in one of the “quartet sessions” in 1829. / Niveau : Intermédiaire à Avancé / Répertoire / Clarinette, Alto et Piano