David Griffiths – Stuart Greenbaum: a Trillion Miles of Darkness (2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

At its centre is Greenbaum’s Sonata for Clarinet – a work of plangent atmospheric sound; a journey that subsumes the listener. Clarinetist David Griffith’s interpretation is bespoke, masterful. With associate artists Timothy Young and Ken Murray, the album provides a rewarding arc of chamber music.

This is Greenbaum’s 10th solo album, captured in high definition at 96k/24b and recorded in the superb acoustics of Hanson Dyer Hall in November 2021, supported by The Melbourne Conservatorium of Music within the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music at The University of Melbourne. Available in hard copy on Lyrebird, this album is distributed digitally through ABC Classic.

Stuart Greenbaum holds a position at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music (The University of Melbourne) as Professor and Head of Composition. He is the author of over 230 works including 25 sonatas, five piano trios, seven string quartets, five concertos, five symphonies and two operas.

David Griffiths is recognized as one of Australia’s leading clarinetists and most passionate educators. He is a member of Ensemble Liaison and the Australia Ensemble UNSW, and is Associate Professor of Music and Coordinator of Chamber Music at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, University of Melbourne. Equally at home in klezmer, ragtime, improvisation, classical and contemporary genres, he has appeared as guest principal clarinet with every major Australian orchestra and performed chamber music on many of the world’s great stages.

Tracklist:
1-1. David Griffiths – A Trillion Miles of Darkness – Sonata for Clarinet and Piano: I. Desolate (06:41)
1-2. David Griffiths – A Trillion Miles of Darkness – Sonata for Clarinet and Piano: II. Celestial (09:07)
1-3. David Griffiths – A Trillion Miles of Darkness – Sonata for Clarinet and Piano: III. Alone, unto the End of the World (06:31)
1-4. David Griffiths – Life Cycles (03:08)
1-5. David Griffiths – Cloud Eight (07:07)
1-6. David Griffiths – Going Home (04:02)
1-7. David Griffiths – Dance Music for Concert Halls: Interlude (01:03)
1-8. David Griffiths – Three Places for a New Millennium: I. In Orbit (02:58)
1-9. David Griffiths – Three Places for a New Millennium: II. Departure Lounge (03:08)
1-10. David Griffiths – Three Places for a New Millennium: III. In Traffic (01:28)
1-11. David Griffiths – Études for Daydreamers: I. 1 or 2 Old Mints in My Pocket (01:04)
1-12. David Griffiths – Études for Daydreamers: II. 3 or 4 Laps around the Back Oval (02:40)
1-13. David Griffiths – Études for Daydreamers: III. 5 or 6 Overdue Library Books (02:09)
1-14. David Griffiths – Études for Daydreamers: IV. 7 or 8 to be in before 9 (02:03)
1-15. David Griffiths – Waiting for the Green Man (02:10)
1-16. David Griffiths – Mondrian Interiors: VII. Composition with Yellow Lines (02:14)