Brahms's publishers quickly requested a viola version of the sonatas, but a planned trial reading with Joseph Joachim and Clara Schumann never occurred as the publishers rushed the first edition.
Composition History
The two sonatas for clarinet or viola and piano were the last chamber works Brahms wrote, and he was convinced to write them by Richard Mühlfeld.
Composition History
Johannes Brahms composed his two sonatas for clarinet or viola and piano in 1894, dedicating them to his friend and eminent clarinetist Richard Mühlfeld.
Composition History
Herzogenberg's Legends Op. 62, written in 1888, were dedicated to the great violinist Joseph Joachim, and a later version also exists for cello and piano.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Herzogenberg's compositional style was heavily influenced by Brahms, whose wife, Elisabet von Stockhausen, studied piano under Brahms.
Composer Biography
Heinrich von Herzogenberg, born in Graz, Austria, studied law, philosophy, and political science before turning to music and studying composition with Felix Otto Dessof.
Composer Biography
Brahms's friendship with Richard Mühlfeld, an eminent clarinetist, began in 1885 and inspired several of his chamber works, including the Clarinet Trio and Quintet.
