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András Schiff & Jörg Widmann - Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Sonatas (2020) [Hi-Res]

András Schiff & Jörg Widmann - Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Sonatas (2020) [Hi-Res]

BAND/ARTIST: András Schiff & Jörg Widmann

  • Title: Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Sonatas
  • Year Of Release: 2020
  • Label: ECM New Series
  • Genre: Classical
  • Quality: FLAC (tracks) / 24bit-96kHz FLAC (tracks+booklet)
  • Total Time: 64:31
  • Total Size: 183 / 980 MB
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Tracklist:

1. Sonata for Clarinet and Piano No. 2 in E Flat Major, Op. 120 No. 2 : 1. Allegro amabile (8:35)
2. Sonata for Clarinet and Piano No. 2 in E Flat Major, Op. 120 No. 2 : 2. Allegro appassionato (5:17)
3. Sonata for Clarinet and Piano No. 2 in E Flat Major, Op. 120 No. 2 : 3. Andante con moto - Allegro (7:40)
4. Intermezzi for Piano : 1. I (0:46)
5. Intermezzi for Piano : 2. Zart singend (1:23)
6. Intermezzi for Piano : 3. Mit dunkler Glut (Agitato sempre) (12:00)
7. Intermezzi for Piano : 4. Wiegenlied (Ruhig fließend) (4:14)
8. Intermezzi for Piano : 5. Lento un poco andante (1:41)
9. Sonata for Clarinet and Piano No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1 : 1. Allegro appassionato (8:08)
10. Sonata for Clarinet and Piano No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1 : 2. Andante un poco adagio (5:08)
11. Sonata for Clarinet and Piano No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1 : 3. Allegretto grazioso (4:24)
12. Sonata for Clarinet and Piano No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1 : 4. Vivace (5:19)

Two great artists, pianist Sir Andras Schiff and composer/clarinettist Jorg Widmann, join forces for the first time on record, performing Brahms's late masterpieces, the Clarinet Sonatas Op. 120, written in 1894. In between the sonatas Schiff plays Widmann's evocative Intermezzi for piano which he composed especially for Schiff making this new recording the premiere. As Jörg Widmann explains in a programme note, these are works inspired by his friendship with Andras Schiff and by a shared love of Brahms, to whom they pay tribute.
Jörg Widmann says of this work: "In their disconcerting concision and terse brevity, Johannes Brahms' late intermezzos occupy a unique place in the piano literature. It was this inflection in Brahms' late music that I sought to capture in my own Intermezzos, however different I might be in age and disposition. I owe the existence of my piano Intermezzos to my longstanding friendship with Sir Andras Schiff. Over the years we have played the magnificent late Op. 120 Clarinet Sonatas many times, and also spoken of our love for Brahms, over and over again. We presented a joint programme devoted to Brahms-related pieces at the 2010 Salzburg Festival, also including such Brahms-related pieces as Zemlinsky's Clarinet Trio Op. 3. It was at this recital that Andras gave my piano Intermezzos their premiere performance".
This album was recorded at Neumarkt's Historischer Reitstadel.


Year 2020 | Classical | FLAC / APE | HD & Vinyl

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  • platico
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gracias...
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  • olga1001
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So unique !
Usually they express calm charm after lots of age or still young heart but for Widmann this is a daydream as if Brahms' whole life were appearing then disappearing ?!
Many thanks
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Thanks sddd.
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thanks a lot
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In the opening gestures of the Sonata in E-flat major, op. 120/2 (1894), for clarinet and piano, it’s difficult not to feel the breath of life that moved its composer, Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), to such rapture in the latter years of his life. As the second of two such sonatas and his final chamber work, it is a testimony not only to Richard Mühlfeld, the master clarinetist of his day whom Brahms called “the nightingale of the orchestra,” but also to the self-effacement with which Brahms struggled throughout his creative life. And so, when considering the enduring interpretations here by pianist András Schiff and clarinetist Jörg Widmann, one must understand that without a love for every note, the bars between them would erode. Thus, Widmann gives colorations to the breath at every turn, while Schiff understands the role of the piano in Brahms’s chamber works as more than an accompaniment, giving it the fullness of expression it requires. The second movement, a rousing Allegro appassionato, is quintessential Brahms for its controlled drama and balance of fine motor skills, all tied together with a rustic charm. The final movement works patience into the virtue of exuberance.

The Sonata in f minor, op. 120/1 (1894), is even more dynamic. After a gradual first movement, the second unravels like paint from a brush, finding favor in the final trails of each stroke. The restrained Allegretto that follows sets up a rousing Vivace, the ebullience of which dazzles the senses. Given its symphonic textures, it’s no wonder the piece lent itself so gloriously to Luciano Berio’s orchestral transcription in 1986.

Between these giants of clarinet literature are Widmann’s five Intermezzi (2010) for piano. As tributes to both Schiff (to whom it is dedicated) and Brahms, they show a modern heart in love with the blood of tradition pumping through it. The central intermezzo, at 12 minutes, digs deepest into the spirit of this emotional transference. Throughout, we encounter waking moments in an otherwise dreamlike mise-en-scène. Nevertheless, clarity abounds
Tyran Grillo
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