Description

In organizing the “6° International Clarinet Competition Ghent”, it was decided to add an educational aspect to the competitive nature of the competition: the creation of new exceptional repertoire. For this edition, 3 very different assignments were chosen: the young alumus of the Royal Conservatory of Ghent, Patricia Gil Jiminez was asked to write a work for clarinet and electronics. The piece is a top addition to the contemporary repertoire! The Ghent composer Johan Duijck (former conductor of the “Flemish Radio Choir” and the “Choir of Saint Martins in the Fields”) was asked to create a new composition for the special combination of 3 clarinets, piano and large mixed choir. Last but not least, the Flemish composer Erik Desimpelaere was commissioned for a concert work for clarinet and orchestra.
Also for this edition, IMP could call upon a prestigious jury consisting of Sabine Meyer, Sharon Kam, Anne Boeykens, Zhen Sun, Antonio Tinelli and Nuno Silva, chaired by Eddy Vanoosthuyse and with Marc Kerckhof as secretary.
Contest Director Severine Sierens led the whole project in good order, including an additional concert by Sabine Meyer and her husband Reiner Wehle.
IMP thanks all sponsors and partners and various authorities for their support.

The first three price winners Julien Chun-Yen LAI (1st prize), Martim Barbosa (2nd prize) and Ye-bin Seo (3rd prize) gave the best they have. Accompanied by the Flanders Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jean-François Verdier you can listen to the finals on this disc in stereo and in Auro 3D Immersive Sound and DolbyAtmos on your Streaming and Downloading services.

CD 1

Julien Chun-Yen Lai
Clarinet Concerto No.2, Op.57 – Louis Spohr
1. Allegro 12:06
2. Adagio 05:43
3. Rondo alla Polacca 07:35

Martim Barbosa
Clarinet Concerto No.2 in E-flat major, Op.74 – Carl Maria von Weber
4. Allegro 08:32
5. Romanza. Allegretto com moto 07:09
6. Rondo allegretto 06:33

Yebin Seo
7. The Songs of Arion – Erik Desimpelaere 09:51

Sabine Meyer / Reiner Wehle / Desguin Quartet
8. Quintetsatz – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 08:09

Yebin Seo, Zemlinsky Quartet / Ghents Madrigaalkoor
9. Bug – Bruno Mantovany 05:57

CD 2

Sabine Meyer / Desguin Quartet
Clarinetquintet – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
1. Allegro 09:01
2. Larghetto 05:32
3. Menuetto 06:38
4. Allegretto con Variazioni 08:15

Panagiotis Marios Giannakas
5. Clair – Franco Donatoni 08:09

Panagiotis Marios Giannakas / Seoyoung Lee / Julien Chun-Yen Lai
Ghents Madrigaalkoor
6. Ich Liebe Dich – Johan Duijck 23:07

Yebin Seo
7. Rythms and Tones for Angels – Patricia Gil Jiménez 08:10