Abstract
The Klara Kollektiv is a Swedish-based chamber ensemble founded by clarinetist Anna McGregor, violinist Manu Berkeljon, and pianist Taru Kurki. Manu and Anna began playing together as members of the Dalecarlia Clarinet Quintet, whose album, Fjärran, won the Tui Award for Best Classical Album at the 2016 New Zealand music awards.
Nära, their first recording for Rattle, presents repertoire from their 2018 Chamber Music New Zealand tour, and celebrates their collaboration with New Zealand composer, Anthony Ritchie.
Anna McGregor (clarinet, voice)
Manu Berkeljon (violin)
Taru Kurki (piano)
Produced by Kenneth Young
Engineered by Steve Garden and John Kim
Recording in The Little Theatre, Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt, August 2018
Piano tuning by Michael Ashby
Mixed and mastered by Steve Garden
Design by UnkleFranc
Printing by Studio Q