This concert was recorded in the Long Gallery at Castle Howard. The full programme is listed below, and the short clip above features Schumann’s Fantasiestücke.

Matthew Hunt clarinet
Tim Horton piano

Fantasy Pieces

Schumann Fantasiestücke

I Zart und mit Ausdruck
II Lebhaft, leicht
III Rasch und mit Feuer

Jörg Widmann Fantasie
John Ireland Fantasy Sonata

An exploration of fantasy in music, from storytelling miniatures by Schumann and a quirky solo clarinet showpiece to an emotionally charged sonata composed in the shadow of war.

‘it was as though he wished to make the very air of the hall melt (Tokyo Times)