Gustav Jenner (1865-1920)
Sonate pour clarinette et piano en sol majeur, op. 5

Claude Pascal (1921-2017)
Six Pièces Variées pour clarinette et piano

Jerzy Madrawski (1961-)
Epitaph, pour violon, clarinette basse et accordéon
Métamorphoses, pour clarinette basse et accordéon

Pawel Korepta (1976-)
Intermissum pour clarinette seul

Jacek Rogala (1966-)
Postcard, extrait de Recoleta pour clarinette seul

Mariusz Barszcz, clarinette, clarinette basse
Piotr Saciuk, piano
Jerzy Madrawski, accordéon
Malgorzata Skorupa, violon

Music close to our hearts – this is the title with which we invite you to the next musical journey. This time the trail will be marked by clarinet, an instrument of unusual technical and expressive possibilities. It is present in orchestras and ensembles, while its colour, slightly dark, modulated, deep, brings to mind the sound of Roma and Jewish bands, wandering with their music on the European continent. The clarity of the clarinet’s sound has long encouraged great composers to entrust it with important roles, to experiment with its colour, technical possibilities, and euphony with other instruments. On this CD we present you several clarinet encounters in various versions, in the performance and interpretation of an excellent musician, Mariusz Barszcz, and the accompanying him artists.