{"product_id":"julian-menendez-rediscovered","title":"Julian Menendez Rediscovered","description":"Product Description\n\nThis double CD is the first recording of the complete works for clarinet and piano by late-Romantic Spanish composer Julián Menéndez. It features Spanish Clarinetist Oskar Espina Ruiz who, after doing extensive scholarly research and performing numerous recitals and concertos on Menéndez, has gained a reputation as the Menéndez specialist. The booklet of this CD includes the endorsements of Richard Stoltzman, Charles Neidich and Vicente Peñarrocha, as well as substantial liner notes (in English, German, French, Spanish and Basque). The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York writes: \"The Spanish Basque Julián Menéndez (1895-1975) was a clarinetist of legendary virtuosity with the Madrid Symphony Orchestra and Madrid Symphonic Band. His compositions for the instrument represent a unique style of writing and greatly expanded the technical and expressive possibilities of the clarinet. Menéndez’s works are comparable in inspiration and scope to those written for piano by Albéniz and Granados.\"\n\nReview\n\nMenéndez's music fills an important niche. Espina-Ruiz plays the music with great feeling and technical aplomb. --Charles Neidich, from CD endorsement, 2004\n\nThis recording is the result of the profound knowledge, excellent technique and sensitivity of Espina-Ruiz. --J. Vicente Peñarrocha, from CD endorsement, 2004\n\nBravo and congratulations. You have opened a beautiful treasure chest of repertoire for the world of clarinetists. Well done! --Richard Stoltzman, from CD endorsement, 2004\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B0009VCIG4\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.B0009VCIG4.N\u003cbr\u003eCondition: New\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Oskar Espina Ruiz|Julian Menendez|Noriko Nagasawa (Piano)|Oskar Espina Ruiz (Clarinet)|Keiko Kurachi (Piano)*\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Audio cd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41516303024186,"sku":"DBV.B0009VCIG4.N","price":98.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/B0009VCIG4-0.jpg?v=1783727681","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/julian-menendez-rediscovered","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}