John Noble : CATS Suite
Wilfried Berk, clarinet Elisabeth BerkSeiz, piano Besides works for soprano voice, clarinet and piano by Arne, Lazarus, Stanford, Vaughan Williams, Bliss, Argento (Song cycle To Be Song upon The Water ), Bennett and McCabe, you will find on the CD Clarinet Songs the first recording of a charming CATSSuite by John Noble (19362006). With his CatsSuite the composer made a great deal by winning the hearts of clarinet players of all ages. The tittles are dedications to cats he has known personally: 00:00 1. Allegro pussicato to Oscar, a supercat with Miaows in glissandomanner; 01:25 2. Tabbioso to Beethoven, a tabby cat; 02:22 3. Purrdendosi to Mozart, a happy cat, listen to him purr; 04:33 4. Cat Mandu to Pippin, a Burmese cat he bits; 06:00 5 Cotton Pickin Kitten to Sammy, a black and white minstrel cat he dances a quick hoedown. John Noble was born 1936 in Huddersfield, West BMus. degree at Leeds University. Before his retirement John Noble was a lecturer in mu
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