LWC1015 MOZART - BRAHMS CLARINET QUINTETS
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581
1756-1791
01 Allegro 09:11
02 Larghetto 06:19
03 Menuetto.
Trio I. Trio II 07:01
04 Allegretto con variazione 09:26
Johannes Brahms
Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115
1833-1897
05 Allegro 12:42
06 Adagio 11:02
07 Andantino – Presto non assai, ma con
sentimento 04:29
08 Con moto 08:51
Oslo Philharmonic Chamber Group
Lawo Classics is proud to present the Oslo Philharmonic
Chamber Group, here with solo clarinettist Leif Arne
Pedersen, concertmaster Elise Båtnes, alternate
concertmaster Pauls Ezergailis, violist Ida Bryhn, and
alternate solo cellist Bjørn Solum.
A number of major composers have written works for clarinet
with certain famous clarinettists in mind. This new CD from
Lawo Classics presents two of the foremost chamber works
for clarinet found in musical literature, the quintets by Mozart
and Brahms. A good hundred years separate the works, and
the musicians for whom they were written were born a good
hundred years apart.
The clarinettist Anton Stadler convinced Mozart of the
clarinet's inherent qualities. Mozart's quintet is a perfect
example of how the fusion of musical substance and
instrumental technique can produce a synthesis of a higher
order. Moreover, the sound of the clarinet and the string
quartet are perfectly balanced. The quintet utilizes the
clarinet's full range, from the deep, plaintive, and resonant
chalumeau register to the highest silvery treble.
Brahms had serious thoughts about retiring as a composer.
But then he was inspired to compose for the clarinet, after
having heard Richard Mühlfeld's warm tone. In a relatively
short period of time he composed his chamber works for
clarinet, including the clarinet quintet. Few works are as
personal, meditative, serious, and melancholy as this one.
Both works bear witness to an exceptional understanding of
the clarinet's distinctive character, an insight gained only
through knowing musicians with total mastery of the
instrument.
MOZART - BRAHMS CLARINET QUINTETS
Artists:
Oslo Philharmonic Chamber Group
Leif Arne Pedersen - clarinet
Elise Båtnes - violin
Pauls Ezergailis - violin
Ida Bryhn - viola
Bjørn Solum - cello
Release date:
20.09.2010
Duration:
69:06
Producer:
Vegard Landaas
Balance engineer:
Thomas Wolden
Design:
Blunderbuss
Location:
Ris Church,
Oslo
Catalogue no:
LWC1015
EAN
7090020168
