Independent Music

The first recording by Duo Alea, the father-daughter bass clarinet and piano duo, including premiere recordings of several important original works by composers from around the world.

From the review in "Australian Clarinet & Saxophone Magazine":
"It is encouraging to see more musicians recording for bass clarinet. It is especially educational and useful to encounter the "standard" repertoire for the instrument. (Readers may be wondering if there is a popular list of works for the instrument - these days the answer is "yes"). Alois Haba, Vaclav Kucera, Ivana Loudova (Czech Republic) and Enrique Raxach (Spand now residing in the Netherlands) are a few of the notable composers of bass clarinet music featured on this CD as well as more recent music. Essentially all works are of a similarly contemporary style. ... Michael Davenport is a fine bass clarinetist and Kimberly Davenport is highly adept as a pianist. Michael's tone is consistent across all registers and he is not afraid to use vibrato - a practice not yet as established on bass clarinet as it is in clarinet performance. It is therefore wonderful to hear another style contributing to the evolution of the bass clarinet. I look forward to hearing more recordings from this duo as I feel the potential of their contribution to be invaluable to the ever-growing movement of bass clarinet performance."
--Diana Tolmie
--Australian Clarinet & Saxophone

The Composers Say...
THANK YOU MOST CORDIALLY for your CD with Metathesis. IT IS EXCELLENT! From all points of view: wonderful interpretation with inspired feeling of music, wonderful sound and recording, and charming design of the CD! I am very happy to have it.
- Vaclav Kucera

You [gave] me a great pleasure with your new CD. I love your bass clarinet sound, and your pianist is very good. My congratulations to [you] both!
- Ivana Loudova

Thanks a lot for the CD. I really like your playing and your musical version of Triptych. You and Kimberly are a great musical duo!
- Rolf Martinsson

What an excellent performance...and a GREAT CD! Suffice to say that I am very flattered by such wonderful playing and happy to have in my possession the copy that you sent. Again THANK YOU VERY MUCH and CONGRATULATIONS!
- Richard Gibson

Check out the artist's website:
http://www.bassclarinet.org/duo.html

Track List:
1. Alois Haba: Suite Op.100 - Allegretto animato
2. Alois Haba: Suite Op.100 - Allegro agitato
3. Alois Haba: Suite Op.100 - Andanta cantabile
4. Alois Haba: Suite Op.100 - Allegro animato
5. Rolf Martinsson: Triptyk Op.22 - Espressivo; Molto tranquillo
6. Rolf Martinsson: Triptyk Op.22 - Leggiero
7. Vaclav Kucera: Metathesis
8. Richard Gibson: Seven Pieces - Ballad
9. Richard Gibson: Seven Pieces - Chanson
10. Richard Gibson: Seven Pieces - Dialogue
11. Richard Gibson: Seven Pieces - Echo-music
12. Richard Gibson: Seven Pieces - Barrel-house
13. Richard Gibson: Seven Pieces - Valse; Afterthoughts
14. Ivana Loudova: Air
15. Enrique Raxach: Chimaera (bass clarinet, tape)
16. John Verrall: Nocturne

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