Clarinet Quintet / Clarinet Trio

Album by Johannes Brahms & Dame Thea King & Gabrieli String Quartet & Karine Georgian & Clifford Benson

The Clarinet Quintet and Clarinet Trio are chamber works by Johannes Brahms, both composed in 1891. They feature a prominent clarinet voice set against strings and piano, combining late-Romantic harmonic richness, contrapuntal textures and Classical forms that reflect Brahms's late-career shift toward intimate, autumnal chamber music and helped expand the clarinet's chamber repertoire.
First released: November 1986

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Clarinet Quintet in B minor, op. 115: I. Allegro
    12:53
  2. 2.
    Clarinet Quintet in B minor, op. 115: II. Adagio
    11:56
  3. 3.
    Clarinet Quintet in B minor, op. 115: III. Andantino – Presto non assai, ma con sentimento
    4:44
  4. 4.
    Clarinet Quintet in B minor, op. 115: IV. Con moto
    9:01
  5. 5.
    Clarinet Trio in A minor, op. 114: I. Allegro
    8:30
  6. 6.
    Clarinet Trio in A minor, op. 114: II. Adagio
    8:23
  7. 7.
    Clarinet Trio in A minor, op. 114: III. Andantino grazioso
    5:01
  8. 8.
    Clarinet Trio in A minor, op. 114: IV. Allegro
    4:45

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