Elsewhere: Commissions for Clarinet | Robert Plane (clarinet), Elias String Quartet, Gould Piano Trio, Tim Horton (piano), Rhys Herbert (conductor) | Resonus Classics | RES10388

Elsewhere: Commissions for Clarinet

£12.99
Total playing time [70:57]

Robert Plane (clarinet)

Elias String Quartet
Sarah Bitlloch (violin), Donald Grant (violin), Simone van der Giessen (viola), Marie Bitlloch (cello)

Gould Piano Trio
Lucy Gould (violin), Richard Lester (cello), Benjamin Frith (piano),

James Gilchrist (tenor) 
Tim Horton (piano) 
Rhys Herbert (conductor) 

This album brings together a striking collection of works written for or premiered by Robert Plane, one of today’s most distinguished clarinettists.

Music by Judith Bingham, Sally Beamish, Piers Hellawell and David Matthews reveals the instrument’s remarkable expressive range. Bingham’s Elsewhere takes inspiration from the hidden details of Botticelli’s paintings, transforming overlooked moments into vivid musical landscapes. Alongside it are Beamish’s inventive Tom’s Turn, Hellawell’s evocative Woodsmoke and The Rising of Sirius, Matthews’s moving tribute A Song for Barrie, and Bingham’s compelling concerto Barnaby Rudge.

With the Elias String Quartet, Gould Piano Trio, James Gilchrist, Tim Horton and Rhys Herbert, Plane celebrates the imagination and enduring creative partnerships behind these exceptional commissions.

Album Booklet (PDF)

About the Artists: Robert Plane; Gould Piano Trio; James Gilchrist; Elias String Quartet; Tim Horton

Tracklist

Judith Bingham (b.1952)
Elsewhere
1. La Primavera
2. Venus and Mars
3. A Wasp’s Nest
4. Mystic Nativity
5. The artist looks out of the painting
6. A far distant, white cathedral

Sally Beamish (b.1956)
7. Tom’s Turn

Piers Hellawell (b.1956)
8. Woodsmoke

Judith Bingham
Hodge, Dr Johnson’s Cat
9. Dr. Johnson defines a cat and a mouse
10. James Boswell, describes his friend, Samuel Johnson
11. Vermin – any noxious animal. Used commonly for small creatures
12. To sneeze – to emit wind audibly, by the nose

Piers Hellawell
13. The Rising of Sirius

David Matthews (b.1943)
14. A Song for Barrie

Judith Bingham
Concerto for Clarinet and 11 Strings ‘Barnaby Rudge’
15. I.
16. Thus violent deeds live after men upon the earth
17. ‘Mother!’ said Barnaby, ‘that’s a brave crowd he talks of.’
18. Some time elapsed before Barnaby got the better of the shock he had sustained

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© 2026 Resonus Limited
Ⓟ 2026 Resonus Limited
Catalogue No. RES10388
Producer, engineer and editor: Adam Binks
EAN: 5060262794319
Release date: 21 August 2026