Sonatas for Clarinet & Piano, Op. 120

Album by Johannes Brahms & Richard Stoltzman & Richard Goode

Sonatas for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 120 are two sonatas by Johannes Brahms, composed and published in 1894. They exemplify Brahms's late-period chamber music, featuring warm, lyrical clarinet lines against richly textured, harmonically expansive piano writing that blends classical forms with increased chromaticism and contrapuntal detail, and they occupy a place among his final works for small ensemble.
First released: 1982

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Clarinet Sonata in F minor, Op. 120 No. 1: I. Allegro appassionato
    8:06
  2. 2.
    Clarinet Sonata in F minor, Op. 120 No. 1: II. Andante un poco - Adagio
    5:30
  3. 3.
    Clarinet Sonata in F minor, Op. 120 No. 1: III. Allegretto grazioso
    4:49
  4. 4.
    Clarinet Sonata in F minor, Op. 120 No. 1: IV. Vivace
    5:12
  5. 5.
    Clarinet Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 120 No. 2: I. Allegro amabile
    8:44
  6. 6.
    Clarinet Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 120 No. 2: II. Allegro appassionato
    5:23
  7. 7.
    Clarinet Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 120 No. 2: III. Andante con moto - Allegro
    7:38

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