{"product_id":"x-various-artists-david-howard-0634479788741","title":"David Howard","description":"In the age of compressed digital downloads, it is refreshing to hear real sound and real music again, reminiscent of RCA Living Stereo in its golden age, or Mercury Records at its height. Yarlung's sound is liquid and transparent, just as if you were sitting in the concert halls with superb acoustics, where these recordings are made. \u003cbr\u003e--Mori Shima, Stereo Sound, Japan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom David Howard: The Brahms Quintet is a clarinetist's dream. It is a piece of music that mines and celebrates the deepest expressive possibilities of my instrument. It stands proudly as the core of our repertoire and remains central to our collective musical consciousness. We are delighted to include this live performance from Walt Disney Concert Hall on this album. Galina Ustvolskaya's trio may be as austere and brooding as the Brahms quintet is warm and expansive. I love both. Interestingly, the technical challenges are similar. But Ustvolskaya's creation is musically much more difficult. Her work is both emotionally removed from our contemporary experience, and terrifically exciting to hear and to play. I learned much as we opened this Stalinist time capsule. I am particularly happy to include music of two contemporary composers with whom I have worked closely for many years. I thank my friends Esa-Pekka Salonen and Steve Stucky for their indelible musical impact on me and on the musical life of Los Angeles. They've enriched so many with their invention, musical intellect and artistic integrity. And they've challenged me as they found engaging ways to expand the clarinet's musical vocabulary.","brand":"Naxos Deutschland GmbH","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53830020661590,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.momoxbooks.com\/products\/x-various-artists-david-howard-0634479788741","provider":"momoxbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}