Brahms's Horn Trio was inspired by the Black Forest, with the main theme coming to him while walking in the woods.
Performer Biography
Amaury Coeytaux, the violinist, is praised for his 'extraordinary sensitivity and poetry' by The Strad magazine and plays a 1773 Gagliano instrument.
Composition History
The Horn Trio was completed in Vienna in early 1865, shortly after Brahms learned of his mother's death, which influenced the slow movement.
Composition History
The Clarinet Sonatas were privately premiered by Brahms and Richard Mühlfeld, the clarinettist who inspired them, in September 1894.
Performer Biography
Geoffroy Couteau, the pianist on this album, began his journey in music after a childhood dedicated to high-level gymnastics, which taught him about freedom and risk-taking.
Composer Biography
Johannes Brahms's love for the horn was instilled by his father, Johann Jakob, who introduced him to the instrument.
Composition History
The two Clarinet Sonatas, along with the Clarinet Trio and Quintet, were inspired by the clarinettist Richard Mühlfeld, whom Brahms heard in Meiningen.
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