“Time Pieces“, Robert Muczynski. Karen Luttik, clarinet; Rasa Vitkauskaite, piano

Time Pieces, by Pulitzer Prize winning composer, Robert Muczynski (1983), was dedicated to commissioning clarinetist Mitchell Lurie. First performed at the Clarinet Congress of the International Clarinet Society in London in 1984, this piece has become a standard of clarinet repertoire. Muczynski writes about Time Pieces: Technically and musically there is a quite a lot going on in this four movement suite, and much of the time both instruments share the action equally. The music is made up of a number