Brahms: Œuvres avec instruments à vent (Intégrale musique de chambre), Vol. 3

Featuring

Deborah Nemtanu
Florent Pujuila
François Salque
Lise Berthaud
Pierre Fouchenneret
Éric Le Sage

Joël Lasry
Johannes Brahms

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Recording & Production

The Chapelle Musicale Reine Elisabeth, where this album was recorded, was inaugurated in 1939 and provides quality training for exceptional young musical talents.

Compositional Technique

Brahms's later works for clarinet, featured on this album, are characterized by an 'autumnal' tone, blending fiery bursts with melancholic resignation, and a focus on melodic purity.

Composer Biography

Johannes Brahms intended to end his composing career in 1890 at age 57, but was inspired to compose again after hearing clarinettist Richard Mühlfeld.

Composition History

The works for clarinet on this album, including a trio, a quintet, and two sonatas, were written by Brahms in the months following his encounter with clarinettist Richard Mühlfeld in 1891.

Recording & Production

The recordings for this album were made live during concerts at the Chapelle Musicale Reine Elisabeth in Waterloo, Belgium.

Compositional Technique

The Quintet in B Minor, featured on this album, uses continuous lyricism to create a dreamlike state, with the clarinet coloring the music in a manner similar to Impressionist painters.