Sonata for Clarinet and Piano by Charles Swinnerton Heap edited by Colin Bradbury. Lazarus Edition, 1999, SS, 47 + 12 pages. This work by Charles Swinnerton Heap (1847-1900) was composed in 1879, and is a remarkable early example of the English clarinet sonata. It anticipates sonatas by his fellow countrymen, Prout, Tovey and Stanford and the great German sonatas by Brahms and Reger. As a composer Heap had been prolific, his oeuvre including sacred works and cantatas, organ pieces, works for piano solo and chamber works including this Sonata for Clarinet and Piano dedicated to his friend Henry Lazarus (1815-1895). In three movements: Allegro grazioso, Adagio, and Finale (Allegro spiritoso). Most of this work is not difficult with the only technical challenges coming at the end of the Finale. (C1130)