Artist: Gould Piano Trio, Robert Plane Title: Pamela Harrison: Chamber Works Year Of Release: 2023 Label: Resonus Classics Genre: Classical Quality: FLAC (tracks) / 24bit-96kHz + booklet Total Time: 01:11:14 Total Size: 1.30 GB Tracklist: 1. Quintet for Clarinet and Strings: I. Allegro moderato (3:51) 2. Quintet for Clarinet and Strings: II. Lento (8:01) 3. Quintet for Clarinet and Strings: III. Allegro molto e agitato (3:25) 4. Sonnet for Cello and Piano (3:48) 5. Sonatina for Violin and Piano: I. Allegro moderato (3:39) 6. Sonatina for Violin and Piano: II. Andante affettuoso (6:12) 7. Sonatina for Violin and Piano: III. Presto con agilità (3:16) 8. Faggot Dance for Bassoon and Piano (1:23) 9. Sonata for Clarinet and Piano: I. Andante appassionata (6:31) 10. Sonata for Clarinet and Piano: II. Lento espressivo (4:31) 11. Sonata for Clarinet and Piano: III. Allegro marcato (3:39) 12. Idle Dan for Cello and Piano (2:40) 13. Piano Trio: I. Moderato (3:02) 14. Piano Trio: II. Lento espressivo (8:35) 15. Piano Trio: III. Animato (3:43) 16. Drifting Away for Clarinet and Piano (5:06) Pamela Harrison belongs to a generation of women composers whose star shone brightly in the aftermath of the second world war but who subsequently faded into obscurity as the establishment turned towards the European avant-garde. Here, the Gould Piano Trio, with clarinettist and project curator Robert Plane, are joined by friends and colleagues in this survey of her work. The Violin Sonatina of 1949 is the earliest work of Harrison’s to feature on this album of world premiere recordings, and this compelling programme also features the thematically linked Clarinet Quintet and Piano Trio, along with the Clarinet Sonata. The short work for clarinet and piano, Drifting Away is inspired by the W.B. Yeats line ‘All that’s beautiful drifts away Like the waters’