Double/ Various - DoubleA legendary clarinetist equally experienced in classical music, jazz and film music, Michel Portal meets Paul Meyer, another outstanding ambassador of the clarinet in the world and a long time friend. Side by side and accompanied by the Orchestre de Chambre de Wallonie, they offer a programme that reveals their musical rapport for the first time on album, whether the repertory is Baroque, gallant, or Romantic. So, alongside Telemann's Concerto in D

the piano is now given pride of place

attracting massive audiences to his shows in Los Angeles

recorded at a festival in Edinburgh

some of which have been commissioned by the performers: Chinese composer Wang Jie

Youngblood

Vlasakova and J

Makoto and her cat Chito find themselves traveling from the bustling city of Yokohama to Aomori Prefecture

He is an honorary member of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna and received honorary degrees from the universities of Cambridge

Well-regarded for his musical wit and penchant for oddball song choices

Release Date: 11/22/2011

bassist Michael Rinne and drummer Jon Radford

cowbells and jingle-bells