GORDON JACOB
CD: Gordon Jacob - Chamber Music for Clarinet

Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet
DATE WRITTEN  

1940

DEDICATED TO  

Frederick Thurston and the Griller Quartet

FIRST PERFORMANCE  

28 April 1943, Wigmore Hall, London
Frederick Thurston and Griller Quartet
A Boosey & Hawkes concert

MOVEMENTS  

Moderato

Allegro con brio

Poco lento

Poco lento (Introduction, theme and variation)

REVIEWS
From CD notes (Charles Russo recording)
This piece should be considered one highlight of Jacob's compositions, and as a scholar wrote, "is of major significance in its contribution to the chamber music repertoire for clarinet and strings."

From Music Web
Jacob treats all five players as equals. This admirable work has more than its share of moments when the composer stills the heartbeat and holds the passage of time in the cup of his hands.

CD AVAILABLE FROM
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Recording held by BMIC, email
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