An enemy of any hint of routine, Michel Portal cherishes his unpredictability as astronauts look after their oxygen supply.

Now his well-nigh organic curiosity, his need for exchange, have led to an enthralling encounter with Michel Dalberto.

The clarinet sonatas of Brahms and Poulenc, Schumann’s Fantasiestücke and Berg’s Four Pieces find a new showcase at La Dolce Volta. Every Michel Portal recording is a passport to wisdom, a term that for him is synonymous with speed, joy and exultation. Eternal youth!