John Finucane & Elisa Blum Irish Holiday

Ireland is not only the green island, but also the land of legends and singers. All this is reflected on the second Genuin CD by the Irish clarinetist John Finucane. The exceptional wind player brings together music from his homeland from 1911 to the present day. Without exception, these are genuine discoveries, and not only because of the world premiere recordings and works written for John Finucane. Even in the most modern of times, the magic of the past is still alive, and contemporary musical language is inspired by the spirit of the Irish harpists: from Stanford to Bax, from Ferguson to Trimble. An Irish blessing! Tracklisting: Arnold Bax (1883–1953) 01–02 Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in D major (1934) Eric Sweeney (*1948) 03 Duo for Clarinet and Piano in D major (1991)+ Joan Trimble (1915–2000) 04 The Pool among the Rushes for Clarinet and Piano (1940)+ Gerald Barry (*1952) 05 Trumpeter for Clarinet Solo (2003)+ of the Clarinet Version Howard Ferguson (1908–1999) 06–09 Four Short Pieces, Op. 6 for B-flat Clarinet and Piano (1932–36) Gerald Barry 10 Low for Clarinet and Piano (1991) + Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924) 11–13 Clarinet Sonata, Op. 129 for Clarinet and Piano (1911) James Wilson (1922–2005) 14–16 Three Playthings, Op. 97 for Clarinet Solo (1983) Christopher Moriarty (*1993) 17 Opaque Rhapsody for Clarinet and Piano (2016)

John Finucane & Elisa Blum - Irish Holiday