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Andras Schiff / Jorg Widman

Johannes Brahms - Clarinet Sonatas (CD)

Two great artists, pianist Andras Schiff and composer/clarinettist Jorg Widmann, join forces for the first time on record, performing Brahms’s late masterpieces, the clarinet sonatas op. 120, written in 1894. In between the sonatas Schiff plays Widmann's evocative Intermezzi for piano.

As Jorg Widmann explains in a programme note, these are works inspired by his friendship with Andras Schiff and by a shared love of Brahms, to whom they pay tribute. The album was recorded at Neumarkt's Historischer Reitstadel.

Brahms:
1. Sonata E-flat major op.120 No. 2 - Allegro amabile
2. Sonata E-flat major op.120 No. 2 - Allegro appassionato
3. Sonata E-flat major op.120 No. 2 - Andante con moto
Andras Schiff, Jorg Widmann

Widmann, J:
4. Intermezzi for piano - I
5. Intermezzi for piano - Zart singend
6. Intermezzi for piano - Mit dunkler Glut (agitato sempre)
7. Intermezzi for Piano - Wiegenlied (Ruhig fliebend)
8. Intermezzi for piano - Lento un poco andante
Andras Schiff

Brahms:
9. Sonata f minor op.120 No. 1 - Allegro appassionato
10. Sonata f minor op.120 No. 1 - Andante un poco Adagio
11. Sonata f minor op.120 No. 1 - Allegretto grazioso
12. Sonata f minor op.120 No. 1 - Vivace
Andras Schiff, Jorg Widmann