Thomas Ryan
Ballade and Polonaise
Thomas Ryan
Thomas Ryan (1827–1903) was arguably the most important clarinetist in nineteenth-century America, yet today he is virtually unknown. He gave the first documented American performances of several important pieces in the clarinet’s repertoire. He was also himself a composer, authoring numerous clarinet works, some of which still survive but have never been published or performed since Ryan’s lifetime; one of these, the Ballade et Polonaise is offered here for the first time, in versions for clarinet and piano and for clarinet and string quartet.
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