Composer: Johannes Brahms
Performer: Nicolas Baldeyrou, Geoffroy Couteau, Amaury Coeytaux, Antoine Dreyfuss
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: La Dolce Volta
Catalogue: LDV68
Release: 2024
Size: 1.07 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1
01. I. Allegro appassionato
02. II. Andante un poco Adagio
03. III. Allegretto grazioso
04. IV. Vivace
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 120 No. 2
05. I. Allegro amabile
06. II. Allegro appassionato
07. III. Andante con moto
Trio for Piano, Violin and Horn in E-Flat Major, Op. 40
08. I. Andante
09. II. Scherzo
10. III. Adagio mesto
11. IV. Allegro con brio
The Clarinet Sonatas mark the end of Brahms’s output of chamber music and perhaps its peak; their gentleness and tenderness combine gracefully with the twilight glow that emanates from these pieces, showing a disarming simplicity close to Mozart. The Horn Trio, on the other hand, expresses the ardour and energy of a composer in his early thirties and at the height of his artistic powers. French pianist Geoffroy Couteau moves with sovereign ease from one mood to another in these works, bringing out their vividly contrasting colours and emotions in perfect unison with his attentive partners.