French Music for Clarinet is the title of a new CD featuring two of Switzerland’s leading musicians: clarinetist Thomas Friedli and pianist Ulrich Koella. This recording not only offers works which display the virtuosic side of the clarinet, but also presents unique and individual compositions. Debussy’s «Première Rhapsodie» is certainly the most well-known piece on the recording, but Saint-Saëns’ late Sonata proves to be a work of great finesse which offers a less well-known side of the composer.

In addition to the Sonatas by Honegger and Poulenc, this recording also contains rare compositions by Chausson, Widor, Françaix and Hubeau. This CD is a co-production from the series Collection Claves – Radio Suisse Romande–Espace 2.