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Brahms: Clarinet Trio; Cello Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2 / Collins, Watkins, Brown
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Brahms: Clarinet Trio; Cello Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2 / Collins, Watkins, Brown

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Details

Composer
BRAHMS, JOHANNES
Artist
Collins, Watkins, Brown
Format
CD
Label
Chandos
Released
Jul 29, 2014
Catalog #
CHAN 10825
UPC
095115182529

About

Paul Watkins presents three enduring masterpieces of the chamber music repertoire, Johannes Brahms’s two cello sonatas and the Clarinet Trio. Joining Mr. Watkins are two musicians of the highest caliber, the pianist Ian Brown, his established duo partner, and clarinetist Michael Collins. Completed in 1865, the Cello Sonata No. 1 is somewhat reserved in character, with an elaborate fugal finale that pays homage to Bach. Some twenty years later, Brahms composed his more adventurous, expansive and extroverted Cello Sonata No. 2. The Clarinet Trio, op. 114 was written for clarinetist Richard Mühlfeld, an artist who inspired Brahms to compose a series of works for the clarinet considered some of the supreme masterpieces in the instrument’s repertoire. “Perhaps no clarinetist around today is capable of floating a purer, smoother and more beautifully contoured melodic line than Michael Collins, and he is often heard at his best in [Brahms’s] four late masterpieces.” - BBC Music Magazine “Paul Watkins [is] unquestionably, in my opinion one of today’s foremost cellists.” - Fanfare

Tracklist 11 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro non troppo 14:10
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro non troppo
    Duration
    14:10
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Paul Watkins, Ian Brown
  2. 2 II. Allegretto quasi menuetto 05:42
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allegretto quasi menuetto
    Duration
    05:42
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Paul Watkins, Ian Brown
  3. 3 III. Allegro 07:00
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    07:00
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Paul Watkins, Ian Brown
  4. 4 I. Allegro 08:03
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    08:03
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Michael Collins, Paul Watkins, Ian Brown
  5. 5 II. Adagio 08:04
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    08:04
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Michael Collins, Paul Watkins, Ian Brown
  6. 6 III. Andantino grazioso 04:36
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Andantino grazioso
    Duration
    04:36
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Michael Collins, Paul Watkins, Ian Brown
  7. 7 IV. Allegro 04:40
    Track
    7
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    04:40
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Michael Collins, Paul Watkins, Ian Brown
  8. 8 I. Allegro vivace 09:15
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Allegro vivace
    Duration
    09:15
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Paul Watkins, Ian Brown
  9. 9 II. Adagio affettuoso 07:09
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Adagio affettuoso
    Duration
    07:09
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Paul Watkins, Ian Brown
  10. 10 III. Allegro passionato 07:38
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Allegro passionato
    Duration
    07:38
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Paul Watkins, Ian Brown
  11. 11 IV. Allegro molto 04:55
    Track
    11
    Title
    IV. Allegro molto
    Duration
    04:55
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Paul Watkins, Ian Brown