A Clarinet & Saxophone Recital Series, Vol. 1-8: Single Reed Expressions
Group Name Ronald L. Caravan, clarinet/saxophone & Sar-Shalom Strong, piano
Event Ronald Caravan; Ron Caravan
Album ID - 52257-MCD

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ALBUM NOTES

Volume 1:

Carl Maria von Weber
1. Grand Duo Concertante (1816), for clarinet & piano: Allegro con fuoco
2. Grand Duo Concertante (1816), for clarinet & piano: Andante con moto
3. Grand Duo Concertante (1816), for clarinet & piano: Rondo

Walter S. Hartley
4. Sonatina Romantica (1994), for clarinet & piano: Allegro moderato
5. Sonatina Romantica (1994), for clarinet & piano: Presto
6. Sonatina Romantica (1994), for clarinet & piano: Adagio-Allegretto scherzando-Adagio

Ronald L. Caravan
7. Excursions for A Clarinet (1974), for clarinet solo

Fisher Tull
8. Sarabande & Gigue (1974), for alto saxophone & piano: Sarabande - Andante
9. Sarabande & Gigue (1974), for alto saxophone & piano: Gigue - Allegro

John David Lamb
10. Three Antique Dances, for alto saxophone solo: Estampie - Lively
11. Three Antique Dances, for alto saxophone solo: Pavane - Slow and warm
12. Three Antique Dances, for alto saxophone solo: Saltarello - Fast and loose

Karel Husa
13. Postcard from Home (1997), for alto saxophone & piano
14. Elegie & Rondeau (1960), for alto saxophone & piano: Elegie - Quasi improvisando
15. Elegie & Rondeau (1960), for alto saxophone & piano: Rondeau - Allegretto

Jules Demersseman
16. Fantaisie-Pastorale, for soprano saxophone & piano

Ronald L. Caravan
17. Quiet Time (1970), for soprano saxophone & piano

Lawson Lunde
18. Sonata (The Alpine) (1970), for soprano saxophone & piano: Allegro moderato
19. Sonata (The Alpine) (1970), for soprano saxophone & piano: Vivo

Volume 2:

Robert Schumann
1. Fantasy Pieces, op. 73 (1849), for clarinet & piano: Zart und mit Ausdruck
2. Fantasy Pieces, op. 73 (1849), for clarinet & piano: Lebhaft, leicht
3. Fantasy Pieces, op. 73 (1849), for clarinet & piano: Rasch und mit Feuer

Willson Osborne
4. Rhapsody (1958), for clarinet solo

Walter S. Hartley
5. Metamorphoses (1975), for clarinet & piano

Sergei Rockmaninoff
6. Vocalise, op. 34, adapted for soprano saxophone & piano

Walter S. Hartley
7. Diversions (1979), for soprano saxophone & piano: Balkan Dance: Allegro con brio
8. Diversions (1979), for soprano saxophone & piano: Lines and Bells: Andante molto
9. Diversions (1979), for soprano saxophone & piano: Rigadoon: Allegro molto

Warren Benson
10. Aeolian Song (1953), for alto saxophone & piano

Walter S. Hartley
11. Duo (1964), for alto saxophone & piano

Ronald L. Caravan
12. Sketch (1973), for alto saxophone solo

Paul Creston
13. Sonata, op. 19 (1936), for alto saxophone & piano: With vigor
14. Sonata, op. 19 (1936), for alto saxophone & piano: With tranquility
15. Sonata, op. 19 (1936), for alto saxophone & piano: With gaiety

Volume 3:

Johannes Brahms
1. Sonata in F minor, op. 120, no. 1 (1894), for clarinet & piano: Allegro appassionato
2. Sonata in F minor, op. 120, no. 1 (1894), for clarinet & piano: Andante un poco Adagio
3. Sonata in F minor, op. 120, no. 1 (1894), for clarinet & piano: Allegretto grazioso
4. Sonata in F minor, op. 120, no. 1 (1894), for clarinet & piano: Vivace

Claude Debussy
5. Premiere Rhapsodie (1909-10), for clarinet & piano

Walter S. Hartley
6. Sonorities IX (1997), for clarinet & piano

Erwin Dressel
7. Partita (1964), for alto saxophone & piano: Prelude-Allemande - Moderato
8. Partita (1964), for alto saxophone & piano: Canzone - Lento
9. Partita (1964), for alto saxophone & piano: Courante - Allegro
10. Partita (1964), for alto saxophone & piano: Pavane - Sostenuto
11. Partita (1964), for alto saxophone & piano: Gigue - Vivo e leggiero

Walter S. Hartley
12. Petite Suite (1961), for alto saxophone solo: Intrada - Allegretto deciso
13. Petite Suite (1961), for alto saxophone solo: Tango - Andante
14. Petite Suite (1961), for alto saxophone solo: Scherzo - Presto
15. Petite Suite (1961), for alto saxophone solo: Nocturne - Adagio
16. Petite Suite (1961), for alto saxophone solo: Capriccio - Allegro vivace

Ronald L. Caravan
17. Sonata (1984), for soprano saxophone & piano: Prologue
18. Sonata (1984), for soprano saxophone & piano: Allegro
19. Sonata (1984), for soprano saxophone & piano: Song
20. Sonata (1984), for soprano saxophone & piano: Dance-Finale

Volume 4:

Johannes Brahms
1. Sonata in Eb, op. 120, no. 2 (1894), for clarinet & piano: Allegro amabile
2. Sonata in Eb, op. 120, no. 2 (1894), for clarinet & piano: Allegro appassionato
3. Sonata in Eb, op. 120, no. 2 (1894), for clarinet & piano: Andante con moto-Allegro

James Corigliano
4. Clarinet Caprice (1992), for clarinet & piano

Ronald L. Caravan
5. Recitation (1992), for clarinet & piano

Jules Massenet
6. Meditation from Thais (1894), arr. for soprano saxophone & piano

Ronald L. Caravan
7. Fantasy Piece (1984), for soprano saxophone (or clarinet) solo

James Corigliano
8. Serenade & Rondo, for alto saxophone & piano: Serenade - Espressivo (freely)-Adagio con animato
9. Serenade & Rondo, for alto saxophone & piano: Rondo - Allegro

Otmar Macha
10. Plac Saxofonu (1969), for alto saxophone & piano

Erland von Koch
11. Sonata (1985), for alto saxophone & piano: Allegro moderato
12. Sonata (1985), for alto saxophone & piano: Andante sostenuto
13. Sonata (1985), for alto saxophone & piano: Molto vivace

Volume 5:

Francis Poulenc
1. Sonata (1962), for clarinet & piano: Allegro tristamente
2. Sonata (1962), for clarinet & piano: Romanza
3. Sonata (1962), for clarinet & piano: Allegro con fuoco

Igor Stravinsky
4. Three Pieces (1918), for clarinet solo: part one
5. Three Pieces (1918), for clarinet solo: part two
6. Three Pieces (1918), for clarinet solo: part three

Robert Muczynski
7. Time Pieces (1993), for clarinet & piano: Allegro risoluto
8. Time Pieces (1993), for clarinet & piano: Andante espressivo
9. Time Pieces (1993), for clarinet & piano: Allegro moderato
10. Time Pieces (1993), for clarinet & piano: Andante molto-Allegro

Jeanine Rueff
11. Chanson et Passepied

Paule Maurice
12. Tableaux de Provence (1948-55), for alto saxophone & piano: Farandoulo de Chatouno
13. Tableaux de Provence (1948-55), for alto saxophone & piano: Cansoun per Ma Mio
14. Tableaux de Provence (1948-55), for alto saxophone & piano: La Boumiano
15. Tableaux de Provence (1948-55), for alto saxophone & piano: Dis Alyscamps l'Amo Souspire
16. Tableaux de Provence (1948-55), for alto saxophone & piano: Lou Cabridan

Robert Muczynski
17. Sonata (1970), for alto saxophone & piano: Andante maestoso
18. Sonata (1970), for alto saxophone & piano: Allegro energico

Ronald L. Caravan
19. Monologue (1975), for alto saxophone solo

Denis Bedard
20. Fantaisie (1984), for soprano saxophone & piano

Volume 6:

Paul Hindemith
1. Sonata (1939), for clarinet & piano: Massig Bewegt
2. Sonata (1939), for clarinet & piano: Lebhaft
3. Sonata (1939), for clarinet & piano: Sehr langsam
4. Sonata (1939), for clarinet & piano: Kleines Rondo

Erland von Koch
5. Monolog No. 3 (1975), for clarinet solo: Andante sostenuto
6. Monolog No. 3 (1975), for clarinet solo: Allegro vivace

Bohuslav Martinu
7. Sonatina (1956), for clarinet & piano: Moderato
8. Sonatina (1956), for clarinet & piano: Andante
9. Sonatina (1956), for clarinet & piano: Allegro

Ernst Krenek
10. Suite, op. 48 (1955), for clarinet & piano: Andante sostenuto
11. Suite, op. 48 (1955), for clarinet & piano: Allegro moderato
12. Suite, op. 48 (1955), for clarinet & piano: Andante
13. Suite, op. 48 (1955), for clarinet & piano: Vivace

Erland von Koch
14. Monolog No. 4 (1975), for saxophone solo: Andante espressivo
15. Monolog No. 4 (1975), for saxophone solo: Allegro molto vivace

Karl Reiner
16. Dve Skladby (1967), for alto saxophone & piano: Andante, poco grave
17. Dve Skladby (1967), for alto saxophone & piano: Presto

Ronald L. Caravan
18. Improvisation (Romani), for saxophone solo

Bernhard Heiden
19. Solo (1969), for alto saxophone & piano

Everett Gates
20. Incantation & Ritual (1963), for saxophone solo

Erland von Koch
21. Dance No. 2 (1967), for soprano saxophone & piano

Volume 7:

Leonard Bernstein
1. Sonata (1942), for clarinet & piano: Grazioso
2. Sonata (1942), for clarinet & piano: Andantino-Vivace e leggiero

Samuel Adler
3. Canto XIV, A Klezmer Fantasy (1997), for clarinet solo: Slowly, expressively, but very freely
4. Canto XIV, A Klezmer Fantasy (1997), for clarinet solo: Dance - Quite relaxed

Robert Starer
5. Dialogues (1961), for clarinet & piano

Alec Templeton
6. Pocket Size Sonata (1949), for clarinet & piano: Improvisation
7. Pocket Size Sonata (1949), for clarinet & piano: Modal Blues
8. Pocket Size Sonata (1949), for clarinet & piano: In Rhythm

Samuel Adler
9. Canto IV (1971), for alto saxophone solo: Quite fast and steady
10. Canto IV (1971), for alto saxophone solo: Slowly moving along
11. Canto IV (1971), for alto saxophone solo: Fast and furious

John Worley
12. Sonata (1975), for alto saxophone & piano: Andante moderato, (with intensity)
13. Sonata (1975), for alto saxophone & piano: Adagio, dolce espressivo, (with contemplation)
14. Sonata (1975), for alto saxophone & piano: Freely, (with exhilaration)

Elie Siegmeister
15. Around New York (1939), for alto saxophone & piano: Spring Fever on a Ferry Boat
16. Around New York (1939), for alto saxophone & piano: Floor Walker's Day Off

Ronald L. Caravan
17. Soliloquy & Celebration (1996), for soprano saxophone & piano, (A tribute to the classic jazz saxophonist Paul Desmond): Soliloquy
18. Soliloquy & Celebration (1996), for soprano saxophone & piano, (A tribute to the classic jazz saxophonist Paul Desmond): Celebration

Emmanuel de Coriolis
19. Tarentelle, originally for oboe & piano, performed with soprano saxophone & piano

Volume 8:

Bernhard Heiden
1. Sonatina (1935), for clarinet & piano: Con moto
2. Sonatina (1935), for clarinet & piano: Andante
3. Sonatina (1935), for clarinet & piano: Vivace, ma non troppo

Richard Rodney Bennett
4. Sonatina (1981), for clarinet solo: Con fuoco
5. Sonatina (1981), for clarinet solo: Night Thoughts - Lento
6. Sonatina (1981), for clarinet solo: Scherzando

Alban Berg
7. Vier Stucke (1913), for clarinet & piano: Massig
8. Vier Stucke (1913), for clarinet & piano: Sehr langsam
9. Vier Stucke (1913), for clarinet & piano: Sehr rasch
10. Vier Stucke (1913), for clarinet & piano: Langsam

Roberto Sierra
11. Cinco Bocetos (1984), for clarinet solo: Preludio
12. Cinco Bocetos (1984), for clarinet solo: Cancion del campo
13. Cinco Bocetos (1984), for clarinet solo: Interludio nocturno
14. Cinco Bocetos (1984), for clarinet solo: Cancion de la montana
15. Cinco Bocetos (1984), for clarinet solo: Final con pajaros

Krzysztof Penderecki
16. Three Miniatures (1956), for clarinet & piano: Allegro
17. Three Miniatures (1956), for clarinet & piano: Andante cantabile
18. Three Miniatures (1956), for clarinet & piano: Allegro ma non troppo

Ole Bull
19. Saeterjentens Sondag (1848), adapted for soprano saxophone & piano

Ronald L. Caravan
20. Echoes of a Crimson Twilight (2003), for soprano saxophone solo

Lex van Delden
21. Sonatina (1952), for alto saxophone & piano: Allegro
22. Sonatina (1952), for alto saxophone & piano: Aria - Lento
23. Sonatina (1952), for alto saxophone & piano: Rondo - a la Polka

Eugene Bozza
24. Aria (1936), for alto saxophone & piano

Bernhard Heiden
25. Sonata (1937), for alto saxophone & piano: Allegro
26. Sonata (1937), for alto saxophone & piano: Vivace
27. Sonata (1937), for alto saxophone & piano: Adagio-Presto