Various - Geysir

A stunning pairing of Mozart�s glorious �Gran Partita� Serenade with a work written specifically to be performed alongside it, Geysir by the exceptional clarinettist-composer, Mark Simpson. Mark Simpson�s simmering, volcanic Geysir was inspired by the rich opening chord of Mozart�s �Gran Partita�, and by its bubbling clarinet writing, which develop into what Simpson describes as a �flurry of colour and harmonic shifts�. As a clarinettist himself, writing Geysir �was an instinctive thing � it never felt like trying to overcome any limitations� I�m very proud of it�� Mark Simpson, who performs on this release alongside a line-up of other extraordinary musicians including oboist Nicholas Daniel, was the first ever winner of both the BBC Young Musician of the Year and BBC Proms/Guardian Young Composer of the Year competitions in 2006. By 2019 he was composer in residence at the Leicester International Music Festival, and is currently working on a Violin Concerto for Nicola Benedetti and commissions for the LSO, WDR Sinfonieorchester and RSNO.