Jean Françaix (1912-1997)
Tema con Variazioni pour clarinette et piano

Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)
Introduction et rondo pour clarinette et piano, op. 72

Francis Poulenc (1899-1937)
Sonate pour clarinette et piano

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Sonate pour clarinette avec accompagnement de piano, op. 167

Gabriel Pierné (1863-1937)
Canzonetta, op. 19

Gabriel Grovlez (1879-1944)
Sarabande et Allegro

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Première Rhapsodie pour clarinette et piano

John Finucane, clarinette
Elisaveta Blumina, piano

Feather-light music played as light as a feather: this is John Finucane’s first GENUIN release in a nutshell. He joins on the recording with piano partner Elisaveta Blumina, who has already appeared on three CDs with the Leipzig label. In this exquisite combination of French Romanticism and Post-Romanticism, the virtuoso Irish clarinetist does not betray the slightest hint that he is performing some of the most challenging pieces written for his instrument. Works by Debussy, Françaix, Saint-Saëns, and Widor are played with such joy and naturalness that we feel transported to the world of Paul Verlaine or Marcel Proust... Bon voyage, dear listeners!