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Labor: Clarinet Quintet; Clarinet Trios; Quintet for Winds and Piano
Capriccio

Labor: Clarinet Quintet; Clarinet Trios; Quintet for Winds and Piano

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Details

Composer
Josef Labor
Artist
Thorsten Johanns, Nina Karmon, Andreas Willwohl, Alexander Hulshoff
Format
CD
Label
Capriccio
Released
Jan 06, 2023
Catalog #
C5473
UPC
845221054735

About

The loss of one sense, it is said, makes the other keener. What the concert pianist, organist, and composer Josef Labor lost in eyesight when smallpox left him blind at age three, must have been added to his ears. Although roughly a Brahmsian (and a friend of the composer), Labor wrote in an original style, informed by his knowledge of and love for early music. As a piano teacher, he taught Arnold Schoenberg, Alma Schindler, and Paul Wittgenstein. The connection to the Wittgenstein family explains his many works for piano left hand, including the two Clarinet Trios on this set (the clarinet was Ludwig Wittgenstein’s instrument) which are coupled with his Clarinet- and his Wind Quintets.

REVIEW:

From the evidence here, there is no question that Labor had studied Brahms well and produced startlingly effective facsimiles. Sample the finale of the Trio in G minor for clarinet, viola, and piano left hand; it could easily be taken for a forgotten Brahms work. Labor did not manage Brahms' exquisite combination of limpid tunes with dizzying structural complexity, but at times, he came very close. All but one of the pieces here receive their world premieres. A few other pieces by Labor have surfaced, but these are fortunate to receive the fluent performances with which they're favored here. This release is certainly of interest to lovers of pre-WWI Vienna and those interested in the Wittgenstein family, but also to those beyond.

-- AllMusic.com (James Manheim)

Tracklist 16 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Allegro 12:51
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    12:51
    Composer
    Josef Labor
    Performer
    Thorsten Johanns, Nina Karmon, Andreas Willwohl, Alexander Hülshoff, Oliver Triendl
  3. 2 II. Allegretto grazioso 06:13
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allegretto grazioso
    Duration
    06:13
    Composer
    Josef Labor
    Performer
    Thorsten Johanns, Nina Karmon, Andreas Willwohl, Alexander Hülshoff, Oliver Triendl
  4. 3 III. Quasi Fantasia: Adagio - 03:16
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Quasi Fantasia: Adagio -
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    Josef Labor
    Performer
    Thorsten Johanns, Nina Karmon, Andreas Willwohl, Alexander Hülshoff, Oliver Triendl
  5. 4 IV. Tema con Variazioni: Quasi Allegretto 10:34
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Tema con Variazioni: Quasi Allegretto
    Duration
    10:34
    Composer
    Josef Labor
    Performer
    Thorsten Johanns, Nina Karmon, Andreas Willwohl, Alexander Hülshoff, Oliver Triendl
  6. 5 I. Allegro ma non troppo 12:06
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro ma non troppo
    Duration
    12:06
    Composer
    Josef Labor
    Performer
    Thorsten Johanns, Andreas Willwohl, Oliver Triendl
  7. 6 II. Quasi Allegretto e grazioso 05:44
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Quasi Allegretto e grazioso
    Duration
    05:44
    Composer
    Josef Labor
    Performer
    Thorsten Johanns, Andreas Willwohl, Oliver Triendl
  8. 7 III. Adagio ma non troppo 07:29
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Adagio ma non troppo
    Duration
    07:29
    Composer
    Josef Labor
    Performer
    Thorsten Johanns, Andreas Willwohl, Oliver Triendl
  9. 8 IV. Allegro 08:57
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    08:57
    Composer
    Josef Labor
    Performer
    Thorsten Johanns, Andreas Willwohl, Oliver Triendl
  10. Disc 2
  11. 1 I. Allegro comodo 09:56
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro comodo
    Duration
    09:56
    Composer
    Josef Labor
    Performer
    Juri Vallentin, Thorsten Johanns, Theo Plath, Přemysl Vojta, Oliver Triendl
  12. 2 II. Adagio 06:21
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    06:21
    Composer
    Josef Labor
    Performer
    Juri Vallentin, Thorsten Johanns, Theo Plath, Přemysl Vojta, Oliver Triendl
  13. 3 III. Quasi Allegretto 06:05
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Quasi Allegretto
    Duration
    06:05
    Composer
    Josef Labor
    Performer
    Juri Vallentin, Thorsten Johanns, Theo Plath, Přemysl Vojta, Oliver Triendl
  14. 4 IV. Thema mit Variationen. Moderato 11:33
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Thema mit Variationen. Moderato
    Duration
    11:33
    Composer
    Josef Labor
    Performer
    Juri Vallentin, Thorsten Johanns, Theo Plath, Přemysl Vojta, Oliver Triendl
  15. 5 I. Allegro comodo 11:21
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro comodo
    Duration
    11:21
    Composer
    Josef Labor
    Performer
    Thorsten Johanns, Alexander Hülshoff, Oliver Triendl
  16. 6 II. Scherzo: Allegro 06:37
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Allegro
    Duration
    06:37
    Composer
    Josef Labor
    Performer
    Thorsten Johanns, Alexander Hülshoff, Oliver Triendl
  17. 7 III. Adagio ma non troppo 03:53
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Adagio ma non troppo
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Josef Labor
    Performer
    Thorsten Johanns, Alexander Hülshoff, Oliver Triendl
  18. 8 IV. Thema mit Variationen: Allegretto 09:07
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Thema mit Variationen: Allegretto
    Duration
    09:07
    Composer
    Josef Labor
    Performer
    Thorsten Johanns, Alexander Hülshoff, Oliver Triendl