Label: Piano 21
Format: CD
Barcode: 3760051450595
Catalog number: P21 053
Releasedate: 14-08-15
Format: CD
Barcode: 3760051450595
Releasedate: 14-08-15
- in this recording, Cyprien Katsaris presents the young German-Luxembourgish clarinettist Katrin Hagen.
- interesting combination of Romantic clarinet & piano works: Brahms, Saint-Saëns and Crusell.
- interesting combination of Romantic clarinet & piano works: Brahms, Saint-Saëns and Crusell.
In this recording, Cyprien Katsaris presents the young German-Luxembourgish clarinettist Katrin Hagen.
In 1891, Johannes Brahms was so moved, hearing the clarinettist Richard Mühlfeld in Meiningen playing the Mozart and Weber concertos, that he decided to compose a trio and a quintet with strings for this instrument, followed in 1894 by his two Sonatas for Clarinet (or Viola) and Piano, op. 120; they were to be his last instrumental works. Brahms had truly been beguiled by the clarinet, and it may come as no surprise to learn that he composed these four pieces for “Fräulein Klarinette”. This CD features the lyrical yet intimate Sonata in F minor, op. 120 no. 1.
Just like Brahms in the evening of his life, Camille Saint-Saëns wrote his Sonata for Clarinet, op. 167 just a few months prior to his death. His writing for the piano had become spare for some years past with the consequence that it is not any longer virtuoso. This Sonata, dedicated to Auguste Périer, professor at the Conservatoire and soloist in the Opéra Comique Orchestra, makes wondrous use of every last resource of the clarinet.
A virtuoso musician who helped popularise the works of Mozart and Beethoven, the Finnish clarinettist Bernhard Henrik Crusell composed a host of chamber works, chiefly for the clarinet. His seven concertante works include three clarinet concertos. Concerto no. 3 in B flat major, op. 11 (1807?) starts with two movements similar in style to Weber and Mozart, while the third movement Alla Polacca is a distinct nod towards the finale Rondo alla Polacca of Beethoven’s Triple Concerto.
In 1891, Johannes Brahms was so moved, hearing the clarinettist Richard Mühlfeld in Meiningen playing the Mozart and Weber concertos, that he decided to compose a trio and a quintet with strings for this instrument, followed in 1894 by his two Sonatas for Clarinet (or Viola) and Piano, op. 120; they were to be his last instrumental works. Brahms had truly been beguiled by the clarinet, and it may come as no surprise to learn that he composed these four pieces for “Fräulein Klarinette”. This CD features the lyrical yet intimate Sonata in F minor, op. 120 no. 1.
Just like Brahms in the evening of his life, Camille Saint-Saëns wrote his Sonata for Clarinet, op. 167 just a few months prior to his death. His writing for the piano had become spare for some years past with the consequence that it is not any longer virtuoso. This Sonata, dedicated to Auguste Périer, professor at the Conservatoire and soloist in the Opéra Comique Orchestra, makes wondrous use of every last resource of the clarinet.
A virtuoso musician who helped popularise the works of Mozart and Beethoven, the Finnish clarinettist Bernhard Henrik Crusell composed a host of chamber works, chiefly for the clarinet. His seven concertante works include three clarinet concertos. Concerto no. 3 in B flat major, op. 11 (1807?) starts with two movements similar in style to Weber and Mozart, while the third movement Alla Polacca is a distinct nod towards the finale Rondo alla Polacca of Beethoven’s Triple Concerto.
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1Clarinet Sonata in F minor, op. 120 no. 1I. Allegro appassionato07:42
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2Clarinet Sonata in F minor, op. 120 no. 1II. Andante un poco adagio04:09
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3Clarinet Sonata in F minor, op. 120 no. 1III. Allegretto grazioso04:13
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4Clarinet Sonata in F minor, op. 120 no. 1IV. Vivace04:50
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5Clarinet Sonata in E flat major, op. 167I. Allegretto03:54
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6Clarinet Sonata in E flat major, op. 167II. Allegro animato02:22
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7Clarinet Sonata in E flat major, op. 167III. Lento03:32
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8Clarinet Sonata in E flat major, op. 167IV. Molto allegro05:02
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9Clarinet Concerto no. 3 in B flat major, op. 11I. Allegro risoluto10:19
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10Clarinet Concerto no. 3 in B flat major, op. 11II. Andante moderato05:13
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11Clarinet Concerto no. 3 in B flat major, op. 11III. Alla Polacca07:53