Boden / Burrell / Bbc Philharmonic - Isotonic - Commissions For Clarinet [CD]

Throughout his career, clarinettist Robert Plane has given the premiere performances of a number of works written especially for him, and is renowned as a champion of contemporary music. This album celebrates the results of the intense and very personal collaborations between Plane and the composers Diana Burrell, Huw Watkins, Mark David Boden and Sarah Frances Jenkins. Plane is joined by pianist Benjamin Frith, the Gould Piano Trio and the BBC Philharmonic under the direction of conductor Geoffrey Paterson.