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Clarinet Trio, Op. 94 & Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 28

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Details

Composer
Wilhelm Berger
Artist
Oliver Triendl, Paul Meyer, Wen-Sinn Yang
Format
CD
Discs
1
Label
CPO
Released
Nov 06, 2026
Catalog #
555471-2
UPC
761203547128

About

Not only did Wilhelm Berger, the son of a music storeowner from Bremen, suffer a premature death (he died barely fifty years old in the same year as Gustav Mahler). The student of Ernst Rudorff, Friedrich Kiel and Woldemar Bargiel, who became court conductor in Meiningen, went in a considerably more conservative direction than contemporaries such as Richard Strauss. Soon after his death, he was no longer en vogue and due to their similarity in names, he was for decades obscured by the Swede Wilhelm Peterson-Berger. In terms of their music, they were nothing alike and could not be confused with one another. Whether in his orchestral works, vocal music or chamber music, Berger's style always strikes a familiar tone, yet one that goes beyond his models. Johannes Brahms served as an inspiration in many respects (not least in the instrumentation of the works recorded here); yet neither the youthful, rapturous sonata nor the exceptionally beautiful trio, composed some two decades later, leave the slightest doubt that Wilhelm Berger was able to make the most of his own talents.

Tracklist 8 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro 11:32
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    11:32
    Composer
    Wilhelm Berger
    Performer
    Paul Meyer, Wen-Sinn Yang, Oliver Triendl
  2. 2 II. Adagio 09:00
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    09:00
    Composer
    Wilhelm Berger
    Performer
    Paul Meyer, Wen-Sinn Yang, Oliver Triendl
  3. 3 III. Poco vivace e con passione 07:14
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Poco vivace e con passione
    Duration
    07:14
    Composer
    Wilhelm Berger
    Performer
    Paul Meyer, Wen-Sinn Yang, Oliver Triendl
  4. 4 IV. Allegro con fuoco 08:03
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro con fuoco
    Duration
    08:03
    Composer
    Wilhelm Berger
    Performer
    Paul Meyer, Wen-Sinn Yang, Oliver Triendl
  5. 5 I. Allegro molto 10:14
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro molto
    Duration
    10:14
    Composer
    Wilhelm Berger
    Performer
    Wen-Sinn Yang, Oliver Triendl
  6. 6 II. Andante, ma non troppo, con variazioni 06:48
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Andante, ma non troppo, con variazioni
    Duration
    06:48
    Composer
    Wilhelm Berger
    Performer
    Wen-Sinn Yang, Oliver Triendl
  7. 7 III. Allegro molto appassionato 09:05
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Allegro molto appassionato
    Duration
    09:05
    Composer
    Wilhelm Berger
    Performer
    Wen-Sinn Yang, Oliver Triendl
  8. 8 Scherzo for Cello and Piano 03:10
    Track
    8
    Title
    Scherzo for Cello and Piano
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Wilhelm Berger
    Performer
    Wen-Sinn Yang, Oliver Triendl