Igor Stravinsky — Ebony Concerto

Ebony Concerto, for clarinet & jazz band (1945) Allegro moderato -- Andante -- Moderato -- Con moto -- Moderato -- Vivo Michel Arrignon, clarinet Ensemble InterContemporain Pierre Boulez Stravinsky wrote his Ebony Concerto for jazz bandleader Woody Herman, who premiered it with his ensemble the Thundering Herd in March 1946. It is modeled on the Baroque concerto grosso and obviously incorporates jazz styles popular during the wartime era. Cast in three very short movements -- the whole work lasting abou