Arkadiusz Adamski, the clarinettist on this album, has received numerous awards, including the Excellentia & Supersonic Awards for his recording of Krzysztof Penderecki's Clarinet Quartet.
Performer Biography
The Apollon Musagète Quartett, founded in 2006, won the First Prize at the 57th ARD International Music Competition in Munich in 2008.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in June 2014 at the Krzysztof Penderecki European Centre for Music in Lusławice, Poland.
Composition History
The direct inspiration for Brahms's Clarinet Trio Op. 114 and Clarinet Quintet Op. 115 was the playing of clarinettist Richard Mühlfeld, whom Brahms considered the best wind player he had ever known.
Composer Biography
Johannes Brahms, known for being highly critical of his own work, often destroyed scores and publicly downplayed the value of his compositions.
Composer Biography
Brahms referred to Richard Mühlfeld, the clarinettist who inspired these works, with affectionate nicknames such as 'my dear nightingale', 'my Primadonna', and 'Fräulein von Mühlfeld'.
Composition History
Brahms initially intended to stop composing after his String Quintet in G major No. 2 Op. 111, but the Clarinet Trio Op. 114 and Clarinet Quintet Op. 115 were written later.
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