Carl - Johan Stjernström - Clarinet
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IMCD 053
Recorded at Rosenberssalen at the Academy of Music of Malmö
Producer:
Carl-Johan Stjernström
Recording Engineer
Jörgen Tånnander
Claude Debussy
Première Rhapsodie for clarinet and piano
Petite Pièce for clarinet and piano
Lars-Erik Larsson
Three pieces for clarinet and piano
Sonatina
Arioso
Jigg
Camille Saint-Saëns
Sonat in E-flat major for clarinet and piano op. 167
Allegretto, Allegro animato, Lento, Molto allegro
LilleBror Söderlundh
Petite Suite for clarinet and piano
Moderato quasi allegretto, Allegro, Andante semplice, Allegro non troppo
Eugène Bozza
Aria for clarinet and piano
Hans-Åke Gäfvert
Fantasy for clarinet and piano
Andantino, Allegretto
Carl-Johan Stjernström - Clarinet
Mikael Kanarva - PianoCarl-Johan Stjernström, clarinetist born and grew up in the Swedish town of Arboga, where, like many other young people, he started his musical career at the local music school. At an early stage Carl-Johan showed a talent for being a soloist and in 1982, 18 years old, he won the competition contest of "Open House for Young Musicians" in Berwaldhallen Stockholm. There he played the first clarinet with "Swedish Radio's Youth Symphony Orchestra" and also appeared as a soloist. In 1989 Carl-Johan was awarded the degree "Master of Fine Arts in Music" from Lunds University after studies for Thomas Kumlien at the Academy of Music of Malmö. Carl-Johan is active as a soloist and chamber musician and often engaged by theatres and symphony orchestras.
Mikael Kanavara, pianist started playing the piano at the age of eleven. In 1988 he was admitted at the Academy of Music in Malmö, Hans Pålsson and Michael Wesolowski being his teachers. In 1996 Mikael was awarded a Diploma after having been studying four years for Bohumila Jedlickova at the Conservatoire of Copenhagen, Denmark. Mikael is active as a soloist and chamber musician in Sweden and Denmark, not to mention frequently working as a pedagogue.