Peter Cigleris - ApIvor, Finzi & Swain: Clarinet Concertos (2026)

Clarinettist Peter Cigleris is adding another gem to the SOMM catalogue less than a year after the release of his Clarinet Concertos (with symphonic band)[SOMMCD 0705, October 2025], which featured two world-premiere recordings and was roundly praised by Gramophone’s Guy Rickards: “Cigleris is possessed of a beautifully mellifluous tone…
A hugely varied, enjoyable programme, then, superbly played and recorded; enjoy!” For this release, Cigleris again offers concertante works, and again two first-ever recordings, but here the tutti forces, rather than winds, are the luminous strings of the London Mozart Players led by John Andrews.

Tracklist
1. Concertante for Clarinet, Piano & Percussion, Op. 7a: I. Vivace e con fuoco (5:34)
2. Concertante for Clarinet, Piano & Percussion, Op. 7a: II. Andante (8:21)
3. Concertante for Clarinet, Piano & Percussion, Op. 7a: III. Molto allegro (6:13)
4. Clarinet Concertino "Lumine naturi": I. Pastorale. Moderato (6:26)
5. Clarinet Concertino "Lumine naturi": II. Lento movimento (9:48)
6. Clarinet Concertino "Lumine naturi": III. Allegro assai (7:47)
7. Clarinet Concerto, Op. 31: I. Allegro vigoroso (8:07)
8. Clarinet Concerto, Op. 31: II. Adagio, ma senza rigore (11:20)
9. Clarinet Concerto, Op. 31: III. Rondo. Allegro giocoso (7:50)