Clarinet Sonata No.1, Op.120 - Brahms 'Richard Stoltzman - Clarinet, David Deveau Piano'

Composition Year: 1894
First Performance: 1895-01-11 - Vienna, Saal Bösendorfer: Richard Mühlfeld (clarinet), Johannes Brahms (piano)
Dedication: Richard Mühlfeld
Performers: Richard Stoltzman • Clarinet, David Deveau Piano
~
00:01 1. Allegro appassionato
08:15 2. Andante un poco adagio
13:30 3. Allegretto grazioso
18:14 4. Vivace
~
Work:
The Clarinet Sonatas, Op. 120, Nos. 1 and 2, are a pair of works written for clarinet and piano by the Romantic composer Johannes Brahms. They were written in 1894 and are dedicated to the clarinetist Richard Mühlfeld. The sonatas stem from a period late in Brahms's life where he discovered the beauty of the sound and tonal colour of the clarinet. The form of the clarinet sonata was largely undeveloped until after the completion of these sonatas, after which the combination of clarinet and piano was more readily used in composers’ new works. These were the last chamber pieces Brahms wrote before his death and are considered two of the great masterpieces in the clarinet repertoire. Brahms also produced a frequently performed transcription of these works for viola, with alterations to better suit the instrument.
~
Wikipedia's biography: https://bit.ly/3kbFPC0
~
ATTRIBUTION
Music contained in this video is licensed under: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 / Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum