Eugène Bozza, Fantaisie italienne for Clarinet and Piano

Tucker Hall-Klingensmith, clarinet Reese Pike, piano Recorded 18 May 2022 at Lawrence University Composed in 1939 Bozza was a 20th-century French composer who wrote extensively for various solo instruments. His work sometimes utilizes a stereotypically French sonority, but to a lesser extent compared to his contemporaries. Fantaisie italienne is a raucous and challenging piece that approximates the Italian operatic style.