Bruch, Brahms & Mendelssohn: Trios

Featuring

Mirosław Kłys
Dorota Cegielska
Daniel Rybak
Adam Manijak
Clarigotto Duo
Johannes Brahms

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Max Bruch

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Recording & Production

This album was recorded in October 2014 at the Chamber Hall of the Grażyna and Kiejstut Bacewicz Academy of Music in Łódź, Poland.

Performer Biography

Daniel Rybak, one of the pianists on this album, focuses on chamber music and has performed at international festivals like 'Stravinsky and Ukraine' in Lutsk.

Performer Biography

Adam Manijak, the other pianist, is a soloist and chamber musician whose compositions blend classical music and jazz, including film soundtracks and incidental theatre music.

Composition History

Johannes Brahms composed his Trio in A minor and other clarinet masterpieces after being so enchanted by clarinettist Richard Mühlfeld in 1891 that he reversed his decision to stop composing.

Composition History

Max Bruch composed his Eight Pieces Op.83 for clarinet, viola, and piano in 1910 for his son, Max Felix, who was a talented clarinettist and conductor.

Interpretation

The 'Clarigotto' duo, formed by Mirosław Kłys (clarinet) and Dorota Cegielska (bassoon), aims to promote the clarinet and bassoon in chamber music by performing transcriptions of works originally for other instruments.

Interpretation

The album features transcriptions of Romantic-era works where original 'additional' instruments like cello, viola, or basset horn are replaced by the bassoon, demonstrating its compatibility with the clarinet.