Brahms: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 120, No. 1 String Music_CelloCode: JP2102 ISMN: 979 0 3019 0223 3 By 1890, Brahms vowed to retire from composing, but fortunately for clarinetists, fate intervened. In January 1891, Brahms made a trip to Meiningen for an arts festival and was captivated by performances of the Weber Clarinet Concerto and the Mozart Clarinet Quintet with the local orchestra's solo clarinetist, Richard Muhlfeld. Brahms had shown a particular favoritism for the clarinet in earlier works including his
Although the analogy to this piece shouldn't be overstressed
Duration 8:00-8:30 minutes
then switches back and forth among them
and Bass Clarinet
Otis Murphy
It was transcribed for contra-alto clarinet and piano in 2014
forms the foundation for the entire work
Although Lithuanian folk songs were included in some of the compositions of Laurischkus
This new edition of Laurischkus' 'Miniaturen'is edited by John Anderson
2 stands for B-flat Clarinets 1-3
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