Brahms: Clarinet Sonatas
András Schiff (piano), Jörg Widmann (clarinet)
Awards:
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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Opus Klassik, 2021, Winner - Chamber Music
[Brahms] The equality of the two voices goes beyond the usual soloist with piano accompaniment. This is the secret, I think, that makes these performances compelling no matter how reflective,...
Brahms: Clarinet Sonatas
András Schiff (piano), Jörg Widmann (clarinet)
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Awards:
-
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
-
Opus Klassik, 2021, Winner - Chamber Music
[Brahms] The equality of the two voices goes beyond the usual soloist with piano accompaniment. This is the secret, I think, that makes these performances compelling no matter how reflective,...
About
Two great artists, pianist András Schiff and composer/clarinettist Jörg 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. As Jörg Widmann explains in a programme note, these are works inspired by his friendship with András Schiff and by a shared love of Brahms, to whom they pay tribute. The album was recorded at Neumarkt’s Historischer Reitstadel.
Contents and tracklist
Work length21:32
- András Schiff (piano), Jörg Widmann (clarinet)
- Recorded: 2018-05-16
- Recording Venue: Historischer Reitstadel, Neumarkt
1. Allegro amabile
Track length8:35
2. Allegro appassionato
Track length5:17
3. Andante con moto - Allegro
Track length7:40
Work length20:00
- András Schiff (piano)
- Recorded: 2018-05-16
- Recording Venue: Historischer Reitstadel, Neumarkt
1. I
Track length0:46
2. Zart singend
Track length1:22
3. Mit dunkler Glut (Agitato sempre)
Track length11:59
4. Wiegenlied (Ruhig fließend)
Track length4:13
5. Lento un poco andante
Track length1:40
Work length22:59
- András Schiff (piano), Jörg Widmann (clarinet)
- Recorded: 2018-05-16
- Recording Venue: Historischer Reitstadel, Neumarkt
1. Allegro appassionato
Track length8:08
2. Andante un poco adagio
Track length5:08
3. Allegretto grazioso
Track length4:24
4. Vivace
Track length5:19
Awards and reviews
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Presto Recordings of the YearFinalist 2020
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Opus Klassik2021Winner - Chamber Music
May/June 2021
[Brahms] The equality of the two voices goes beyond the usual soloist with piano accompaniment. This is the secret, I think, that makes these performances compelling no matter how reflective, quiet, and private the music becomes. Anyone who loves these two staples of the clarinet repertoire will find what Widmann and Schiff have to say very rewarding and insightful.