Brahms: Clarinet Quintet

Brahms: Clarinet Quintet
ISBN-10
0521588316
ISBN-13
9780521588317
Series
Brahms
Category
Music
Pages
118
Language
English
Published
1998-01-08
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Authors
Colin Lawson, Professor Colin Lawson

Description

On its first appearance in 1891, Brahms' Clarinet Quintet was immediately recognised as a remarkable achievement, and a century later it still has the power to claim the hearts and minds of players and audiences alike. Widely regarded as Brahms' supreme achievement in the field of chamber music, the Clarinet Quintet is here placed in the context of the history of the clarinet and its repertory, and of Brahms' own compositions before 1891. The influence of the Meiningen clarinet virtuoso Richard Mühlfeld unleashed a new vein of creativity in Brahms, and this forms a basis for discussion, together with questions of performance practice (in relation to both clarinet and string quartet) and the legacy of Brahms' clarinet music. These chapters are complemented by a comprehensive analysis of the music.

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