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Krommer: Clarinet Quartet, Op. 83 - Quintet, Op. 95
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Krommer: Clarinet Quartet, Op. 83 - Quintet, Op. 95

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Composer
KROMMER, FRANZ
Artist
Schubert Consort Amsterdam, Graaf
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Jun 30, 2015
Catalog #
BRI95040
UPC
5028421950402

About

He is perhaps best known now for his clarinet concertos, to which his quartets including the instrument form a not insubstantial pendant: they, too, are full of virtuosic writing for the instrument, who placed forward in a soloistic position, with the string parts mostly moving together to accompany it. In the late Clarinet Quintet, however, the instruments enjoy a more equal balance of the kind familiar from Brahms's chamber music for the instrument: indeed, in the opening movement's fugue, the clarinet is the last voice to enter. Here the harmonies are cloudier, more Romantically inclined, and a more reflective spirit presides even in the quick outer movements: there is a rapt and melancholic Andante which deserves far greater popularity. These new recordings come from Dutch instrumentalists who have specialized in this repertoire. As principal clarinettist of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra for many years, Henk de Graaf has recorded Mozart's Clarinet Concerto (as soloist) and much chamber music from the late-Classical/Early Romantic period by Crusell, Weber, Spohr and others.

Tracklist 8 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro 08:11
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    08:11
    Composer
    Franz Krommer
    Performer
    Henk de Graaf
    Ensemble
    Schubert Consort Amsterdam
  2. 2 II. Andante 06:12
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    06:12
    Composer
    Franz Krommer
    Performer
    Henk de Graaf
    Ensemble
    Schubert Consort Amsterdam
  3. 3 III. Minuetto: Moderato 04:00
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Minuetto: Moderato
    Duration
    04:00
    Composer
    Franz Krommer
    Performer
    Henk de Graaf
    Ensemble
    Schubert Consort Amsterdam
  4. 4 IV. Rondo 03:32
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Rondo
    Duration
    03:32
    Composer
    Franz Krommer
    Performer
    Henk de Graaf
    Ensemble
    Schubert Consort Amsterdam
  5. 5 I. Allegro moderato 07:28
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    07:28
    Composer
    Franz Krommer
    Performer
    Henk de Graaf
    Ensemble
    Schubert Consort Amsterdam
  6. 6 II. Adagio 05:25
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    05:25
    Composer
    Franz Krommer
    Performer
    Henk de Graaf
    Ensemble
    Schubert Consort Amsterdam
  7. 7 III. Minuetto: Allegretto 03:46
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Minuetto: Allegretto
    Duration
    03:46
    Composer
    Franz Krommer
    Performer
    Henk de Graaf
    Ensemble
    Schubert Consort Amsterdam
  8. 8 IV. Allegro 04:48
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    04:48
    Composer
    Franz Krommer
    Performer
    Henk de Graaf
    Ensemble
    Schubert Consort Amsterdam