Following on from their acclaimed recording of Italian Suites (8.572399), the respectively “exemplary” and “excellent” (MusicWeb International) Sergio Bosi and Riccardo Bartoli return with a programme full of surprises and mainly world première recordings. These works for clarinet by a new generation of composers replaced operatic paraphrase in the early 20th century. They range from Gugliemo Cappetti’s brightly lyrical Piccola Suite, graceful wit in Leonardo De Lorenzo’s Saltarello, delicate poignancy from Vincenzo Di Donato’s Pastorale, and the sustained inspiration of Gilfredo Cattolica’s Duo.