Brahms: Clarinet Quintet; Clarinet Trio; Clarinet Sonatas

Johannes Brahms (Composer), Ferenc Bognar (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Ferenc Bognar
• Composer: Johannes Brahms
• Audio CD (April 10, 2007)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Brilliant Classics
• ASIN: B000NJM6KA
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #130,053 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115: Allegro

2. Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115: Andante - Piu lento

3. Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115: Andantino - Presto non assai, ma con sentimento

4. Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115: Con moto

5. Trio for clarinet (or viola), cello & piano in A minor, Op. 114: Allegro

6. Trio for clarinet (or viola), cello & piano in A minor, Op. 114: Adagio

7. Trio for clarinet (or viola), cello & piano in A minor, Op. 114: Andante grazioso

8. Trio for clarinet (or viola), cello & piano in A minor, Op. 114: Allegro

Disc: 2

1. Sonata for clarinet (or viola) & piano No. 1 in F minor, Op. 120/1: Allegro appasionato

2. Sonata for clarinet (or viola) & piano No. 1 in F minor, Op. 120/1: Andante un poco adagio

3. Sonata for clarinet (or viola) & piano No. 1 in F minor, Op. 120/1: Allegretto grazioso

4. Sonata for clarinet (or viola) & piano No. 1 in F minor, Op. 120/1: Vivace

5. Sonata for clarinet (or viola) & piano No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 120/2: Allegro amabile

6. Sonata for clarinet (or viola) & piano No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 120/2: Allegro appassionato

7. Sonata for clarinet (or viola) & piano No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 120/2: Andante con moto - Allegro

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great value and sound, December 28, 2010

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Steve Rogers (Azur, Israel) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brahms: Clarinet Quintet; Clarinet Trio; Clarinet Sonatas (Audio CD)

I enjoyed these performances especially of the Clarinet Quintet. I have another better known version with same clarinet player (Karl Leister) and the Amadeus Qt. I prefer this one over the Amadeus Qt. For starters the quality of the recorded sound is stunning (on the Amadeus recording it is a bit muddy and the clarinet gets lost). The players jell together very well and the performance flows along brilliantly. I know the other works less well so can not compare but am happy with what I am hearing.

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A significant musical legacy of Brahms!, September 13, 2008

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Hiram Gomez Pardo (Valencia, Venezuela) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brahms: Clarinet Quintet; Clarinet Trio; Clarinet Sonatas (Audio CD)

After Mozart, no other composer paid so devoted attention and creative effort like Brahms around the clarinet as soloist instrument into the chamber genre. (You may argue Von Weber made the attempt, but I think in this case the clarinet was employed with minor depth, remarking just pleasant tunes and enjoyable melodies but nothing else) And this statement seems to fit with the fact Mozart was the most beloved composer of the beloved son of Hamburg.

As I have referred in previous reviews, Brahms never felt himself more secure and comfortable in other genre like the chamber genre. Far from the well known pressures from the great audiences and critics in general, Brahms gave to his inspired creativeness the best he could to bring us these remarkable and many times overlooked chamber works.

To be true, these pieces are far from having that winged flight so typical in Mozart's similar compositions (like KV.581, or 498) for instance. Nevertheless, the dreaming rapture and the excel musicality that emanate and flow every time we listen them simply have not paragon.

In case you are not yet aware about these anthological chamber works, you certainly would be missing about a remarkable portion of the vast creative universe of Johannes Brahms. So don't let this album passes in front of you. Go for it, before other takes the initiative.