成人快手

Ian Skelly presents the second of four concerts recorded earlier this summer at LSO St Luke's in London, featuring four exceptional British musicians. Today the spotlight is on the clarinet player and composer Mark Simpson, who is joined by pianist Richard Uttley. The concert opens with music by Debussy. His Rhapsody was written as an examination piece but is full of impressionistic colours and textures. The duo include a work written by Mark himself in 2006: 'Lov(escape)', which is sandwiched between two works commissioned by Mark, music by Edmund Finnis and Gavin Higgins.

The concert ends with Weber's show-stopping piece, the flamboyant Grand Duo Concertant, full of virtuosic melodic writing for both clarinet and piano.

Presented by Ian Skelly

Debussy: Rhapsody
Edmund Finnis: Four Duets
Mark Simpson: Lov(escape)
Gavin Higgins: Three Broken Love Songs
Weber: Grand Duo Concertant

Mark Simspon, clarinet
Richard Uttley, piano