Bruch: Double Concerto for Clarinet, Viola and Orchestra Op. 88; 8 Pieces for Clarinet, Viola and Piano Op. 83

Milletarí, Vincenzo

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Ripe and romantic chamber and orchestral music from the Indian summer of Bruch’s career. The spring of Bruch’s invention was running dry in the first decade of the last century when it was refreshed once more by the sound of the clarinet. Just as the playing of Richard Muhlfeld had inspired Brahms to write his Clarinet Quintet and two sonatas, so Bruch discovered the melodies flowing from his pen once more thanks to his clarinettist son, Max Felix, to write the two works on this new album. Having composed no chamber music for several decades, he wrote the Eight Pieces for clarinet, viola and piano in 1909. They belong to the genre of character pieces by Schumann such as the eight Fantasiestücke Op.12, though they lean towards reflective introversion. The cycle’s high-point arrives with the fourth piece, a Romanian melody introduced to him by a young and beautiful aristocrat, the Princess zu Wied.

Works:

• Bruch: Concerto in E minor for clarinet, viola and orchestra Op. 88
• Bruch: Eight Pieces for clarinet, viola and piano, Op. 83

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Brilliant Classics

13-11-2019

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