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Jeffrey Kaufman – Sonata for B flat Clarinet and Piano

Recording by Jerome Summers, clarinet, and Robert Kortgaard, piano, featured on Songs of the Nightingale (2014) from Blue Griffin Recording, Inc., BGR353 http://www.bluegriffin.com Video Chapters 00:00 – Allegro Moderato 08:25 – Tranquillo e fluente 12:24 – Toccatta Program Notes by Jerome Summers: “Jeffrey Kaufman was born in New York in 1947 and graduated from the Manhattan School of Music, having studied with Nicolas Flagello and Ludmila Ulehla. The three movements of his Sonata range from the dance-like angular rhythms of the opening Allegro through a lovely ‘impressionistic’ central movement to the relentless ostinato of the Toccatta. The work is dedicated to clarinetist Lawrence Sobol.” Jerome Summers, Clarinet – https://www.jeromesummers.com/ Cover Art by Francine Gravel – https://www.francinegravel.com/about.... Keith Horner, Producer; David Burnham, Recording Engineer (originally recorded in August 1993 in von Kuster Hall, London, Canada); Digitally Remastered in 2014 by Sergei Kvitko, Blue Griffin Recordings Jerome Summers on the "Nightingale" Series of Recordings: "From Brahms’ first meeting (in March of 1891) with the Meiningen Orchestra’s principal clarinetist Richard Muhlfeld, the composer’s work reflects how profoundly he was inspired by the clarinetist. The four ensuing masterworks which Brahms created for Muhlfeld - the Trio Op. 114, the Clarinet Quintet Op. 115, and the two Sonatas, Op.120 - marked a significant conclusion to the composer’s creative output. The friendship between Brahms and Muhlfeld was evident in Brahms’ playful reference to the clarinettist as “Fraulein Klarinet” and “my dear nightingale”. While Muhlfeld’s artistry clearly played a great part in influencing Brahms’ use of the solo clarinet, it was also the melancholy quality of the instrument which appealed deeply to the composer, who was aware that his life was nearing an end. It is this metaphor which is reflected in the present series of clarinet recordings, with a special focus on the lyrical beauty apparently inherent in Muhlfeld’s wonderfully-sculpted legato phrases."