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Robert Plane

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BBC NOW's Principal Clarinet, Robert Plane! Robert Plane's newly discovered collection of British clarinet concertos! World premiere recording of all pieces! Robert Plane is the principal clarinet of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales (BBC NOW) and has been principal clarinet of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Northern Sinfonia. He is also a versatile soloist and chamber musician, and in a recording career spanning 25 years has sublimated his unending passion for British clarinet music with astonishing new discoveries, including works by Bax, Holbrook, Milford, and others. Robert Plane reaches even greater heights with his newly discovered collection of 20th century British clarinet concertos. The long-forgotten clarinet concertos by Ian Hamilton, Richard H. Walshaw, and Ruth Gipps are joined by the world premiere recording of the entire orchestrated Iarland Fantasy Sonata from a work for clarinet and piano.The substantial backing of master musician Martin Brabbins, also a master of British music, and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra is also dependable. Tokyo M-Plus