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Worlds of Bass Clarinet
Norman Symonds - Burkhardt Söll - Gerard Brophy - Francisco Mignone - Filipe Peres - Stephen Chatman - Stephan Heucke - Francisco Zumaque - Wagner Tiso - Paulo Sergio Santos - Ricardo Freire

Worlds of Bass Clarinet

Henri Bok

Label: Globe
Format: CD
Barcode: 8711525519206
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Catalog number: GLO 5192
Releasedate: 19-08-02
Henri Bok is internationally regarded as one of the leading performers on the bass clarinet as is also shown by the many contemporary composers who wrote for and dedicated works to him. During concerts with his regular duos (Duo Contemporain and Duo Novair, both with CDs on Globe) he has included performances from this large solo repertoire written especially for him, and as a result there came a great many enquiries regarding a solo CD. With this CD Henri Bok wanted to show his instrument in its broad scale of musical backgrounds and contexts with composers from Europe, North and South America and Australia. And besides this geographical spreading , this CD also offers a diversity of musical worlds to discover which will be of great interest to the many lovers of this fascinating instrument and the masterly performer that Henri Bok is.
Henri Bok is internationally regarded as one of the leading performers on the bass clarinet as is also shown by the many contemporary composers who wrote for, and dedicated works to, him. During concerts with his regular duos (Duo Contemporain and Duo Novair) he has included performances from this large solo repertoire written especially for him, and as a result a large number of people requested a solo album came. With this album, Henri Bok wanted to show his instrument in its broad scale of musical backgrounds and contexts with composers from Europe, North and South America and Australia.