Michel Portal is a French musician and composer, born in Bayonne in 1935, working between jazz and classical music. Active since 1958, he released his debut album, "Our Meanings And Our Feelings", in 1969.
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- Clarinet Quintet / Kegelstatt-Trio / Adagio & Fugue (2004)
- Born
- 1935 · Bayonne
- Origin
- France
- Active since
- 1958
About — The artist
Michel Portal, born on 27 November 1935 in Bayonne (Basses-Pyrénées, now Pyrénées-Atlantiques) and who died on 12 February 2026 in Paris, is a French composer and musician.
A multi-instrumentalist, he plays the clarinet, saxophone, bandoneon, and tárogató. He has distinguished himself in both jazz, playing notably with Bojan Z, Richard Galliano, Daniel Humair, Bernard Lubat, Henri Texier, Martial Solal, and Jacky Terrasson, and classical music, performing works by Mozart, Brahms, Berg, Boulez, Stockhausen, Berio, and Kagel. Throughout his career, he composed numerous scores for cinema and television.
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Discography
- Our Meanings And Our Feelings 1969
- Alors!!! 1970
- Domaines 1971
- Sonates pour Clarinette et Piano, Op. 120 1977
- Trios Op. 40 & 114 1979
- Quintette pour Clarinette / Trio pour Clarinette, alto et Piano 1984
- Les Cavaliers de l'Orage 1984
- Max mon amour (Musique du film de Nagisa Oshima) 1986
- Turbulence 1987
- 9.11 Pm Town Hall 1988
- Chamber Music 1989
- Arrivederci le chouartse 1990
- Live de Lille - November 1990 1990
- Splendid Yzlment 1990
- Dejarme Solo ! 1991
- Musique de Chambre Française 1991
- Quintettes Op. 111 & 115 1991
- Sonates pour clarinette et piano / Trio pour piano, clarinette et violoncelle 1992
- Any Way 1993
- Musique de chambre 1993
- La Machine 1995
- Blow Up 1997
- Dockings 1999
- Fast Mood 1999
- Burundi 2000
- Concerto pour clarinette 2000
- Minneapolis 2001
- Minneapolis Tour Guide 2002
- Minneapolis We Insist ! 2002
- Clarinet Quintet / Kegelstatt-Trio / Adagio & Fugue 2004