Emma's latest recording includes the Suite for Emma, written for her by Sir John Dankworth, together with other jazz-inflected works by Copland and Bernstein.

Dankworth - Suite for Emma
Dankworth - Picture of Jeannie
Copland - Clarinet Sonata
Copland - Nocturne
Bernstein - Clarinet Sonata

Emma Johnson (clarinet)
John Lenehan (piano)

"The whole programme is played with great polish and flair. It’s bound to delight Johnson’s many fans, and increase their number."
(***** BBC Music Magazine)

Track Listing

1. Sir John Dankworth (b. 1927): Suite for Emma
2. Leonard Bernstein (1918 1990): Clarinet Sonata
3. Aaron Copland (1900 1990): Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
4. Copland: Nocturne (Clarinet and Piano version)
5. Dankworth: Picture of Jeannie

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #49877 in Music
• Released on: 2009-02-02
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: CD
• Dimensions: .19 pounds

Review
''Britain's favourite clarinettist.'' --The Times

''Every generation has its artists that set the standard for that and successive generations. With Brits and the world today, it is Emma Johnson.'' --US Concert review

CD Description
Sir John Dankworth was inspired by Benny Goodman's playing to study clarinet at the Royal Academy: his delightful Suite for Emma was composed for Emma Johnson, former BBC Young Musician of the Year, who performs it on this disc. Jazz and popular music influences are to the fore in the young Leonard Bernstein's Clarinet Sonata, which oreshadows the music for his ever-popular West Side Story. Aaron Copland's arrangement for clarinet of his Violin Sonata is a major addition to the repertoire.