Brahms - Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115
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Brahms: Clarinet Quintet
RecommendedMartin Fröst (clarinet), with Janine Jansen (violin), Boris Brovtsyn (violin), Maxim Rysanov (viola), Torleif Thedéen (cello), with Roland Pöntinen (piano), with Torleif Thedéen (cello) & Roland Pöntinen (piano)
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Fröst revels in the deep-plush velvet of his chalumeau regions - and, indeed, sustains this timbre throughout the instrument's register...the ensemble creates cutting-edge rhythmic urgency,... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2014, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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Gramophone Awards, 2015, Finalist - Chamber
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Brahms: Double Concerto & Clarinet Quintet
RecommendedRenaud Capuçon (violin) & Gautier Capuçon (cello), Paul Meyer (clarinet), Renaud Capuçon (violin), Aki Saulière (violin), Gautier Capuçon (cello) & Béatrice Muthelet (viola)
Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester, Myung-Whun Chung
The stellar young Capuçon brothers seem incapable of setting a foot wrong on disc and they put their considerable chamber-music experience to great use in Brahms's final orchestral work, with... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2008, Editor's Choice
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Building a Library, October 2022, Recommended Recording
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Brahms: The Hungarian Connection
RecommendedAndreas Ottensamer (clarinet), Leonidas Kavakos (violin), Antoine Tamestit (viola), Christoph and Stephan Koncz (violin, cello), Ödon Rácz (double bass), Predrag Tomic (accordion) & Oskar Ökrös (cimbalom)
The performance of the Quintet is a fine one, with lovely clarinet tone, excellent overall sound and a deep understanding of the work's varied character…a fascinating issue, with playing of... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 16th March 2015
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2015
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Brahms: String Quintet & Clarinet Quintet
Brett Dean (viola), Karl Leister (clarinet)
Brandis Quartett
Karl Leister and the Brandis Quartett amble through Brahms' Clarinet Quintet as if they've spent a lifetime in each other's company, and as members of the Berlin Philharmonic they have. Their... — More…
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Johannes Brahms: String Quartet No. 1 & Clarinet Quintet, Op. 115
Aris Quartett, Thorsten Johanns (clarinet)
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Brahms: Clarinet Quintet and Trio
Thea King (clarinet), Clifford Benson (piano), Karine Georgian (cello)
Gabrieli String Quartet
These players' tempo in the Clarinet Quintet is more leisurely than most of their rivals. In the faster flanking movements of the trio, a stronger forward drive mightn't have come amiss. On... — More…
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Its atmospheric introduction followed by vibrant dances – is boldly coupled with Brahms’s Quintet. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2016, Editor's Choice
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Bieri’s control and expressivity in Sciarrino’s haunting solo Let Me Die Before I Wake is astonishing. He’s a soulful communicator in Brahms’s elegiac Quintet, too. Meta4 provide sumptuous support. — More…
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Instrumentalist of the Year
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Brahms: Complete Chamber Music Vol. 3
Works with Wind Instruments
Pierre Fouchenneret, Deborah Nemtanu, Eric Le Sage, Lise Berthaud, François Salque, Florent Pujuila, Joël Lasry
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Brahms: Horn Trio & Clarinet Quintet
Reginald Kell, Busch Quartet, Aubrey Brain, Adolf Busch, Rudolf Serkin
The Testament transfer of this 1937 recording is a revelation. With the original surface noise tamed, Kell’s fluid, subtle, touchingly confidential approach, and the multi-layered interactions... — More…
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