Roy Harris: Concerto for Piano, Clarinet and String Quartet op.2 (1926, rev. 1927/1928)

[@goorming]

The fact that this is his second piece is probably the most incredible thing about this whole thing.

[@tbonenfant]

I hadn't heard this in years.It still has the same freshness to it as it did when I first heard it in the early 80s. What a stunning work, and so beautifully performed. This piece has been on my bucket list of pieces I want to perform before I can no longer play.

[@joshuasussman4020]

A wonderful piece right up there with the best in American chamber music.

[@stueystuey1962]

I listen to some pretty exotic stuff - Carter and Schoenberg to name just two composers - and I find Harris right up there with the best of them. Modern, personal, sophisticated, but above all incredibly musical.

[@notaire2]

Klare und spannende Aufführung dieses perfekt doch einzigartig konstruierten Meisterwerks im gut phrasierten Tempo mit glänzendem Klang des Klaviers, mildem Ton der Klarinette und seidigen Tönen des Streichquartetts. Die intime und perfekt synchronisierte Miteinanderwirkung zwischen den allen Virtuosen ist wahrlich bewundernswert. Einfach wunderschön!

[@klangtidsfanger9636]

Clever and creative by the young Harris.

[@karlyohe6379]

This stuns me now. I can only imagine what it did to an audience in 1926

[@sylandi]

Second movement starts at 8:51. Beautiful piece--introduced to it by Aaron Copland's program, Music in the 1920s.

[@tbonenfant]

According to the score, this is actually the 3rd movement. The movements are as follows: I. Fantasia 0:00 ii. Vivace 5:33 III. Andante 8:51 IV. Finale 15:05

[@innocenzobarrera1505]

Molto bello.

[@cannonballblues]

Thank you so much. Many greetings from OK-Dreamband. CD "Clarinet-Dreams" is available for download (iTunes, amazon).

[@pgroove163]

3 martinis and its even better than the second martitni..!!!......incredible composers

[@DrexelRingbloom]

I find his chamber works to be Harris’ more advanced compositions, no repetition here. Listen to his quintet for piano and strings