Composer: Johannes Brahms, Leó Weiner
Performer: Andreas Ottensamer, Leonidas Kavakos, Antoine Tamestit, Christoph Koncz, Stephan Koncz, Ödon Rácz, Predrag Tomic, Oskar Ökrös
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Catalogue: 4811409
Release: 2015
Size: 1.07 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Andantino – Presto non assai, ma con sentimento
04. IV. Con moto
05. Brahms: Two Waltzes in A Major, Op. 39, No. 15 & Op. 52, No. 6 (Arr. Stephan Koncz)
06. Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 7, WoO 1 (Arr. Stephan Koncz)
07. Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 1 (Isteni Csárdás), WoO 1 (Arr. Stephan Koncz)
Weiner: Két Tétel
08. I. Búsuló juhász (Arr. Stephan Koncz)
09. II. Csűrdöngölő (Arr. Stephan Koncz)
10. trad.: Dances from Transylvania (Arr. Stephan Koncz)
The album includes Brahms’ Clarinet Quintet, one of the most seminal works for the instrument – combined with Hungarian dances and waltzes by Brahms, all newly arranged to include additional material from Brahms’ original musical sources, with an authentic folk twist.
Brahms is seen as one of the most serious composers of the German school – this bold venture reveals how closely connected his music actually is to the vibrant folk music inspired Hungarian music world. Andreas Ottensamer, himself half-Hungarian, naturally recognizes Brahms’ Clarinet Quintet as “genuinely one of the monuments of the entire clarinet repertoire, a piece that every clarinettist dreams of playing”.
The stunning ensemble of musicians includes violinist Leonidas Kavakos, Antoine Tamestit (viola), Christoph and Stephan Koncz (violin, cello), Ödon Rácz (double bass), Predrag Tomic (accordion) and cimbalom virtuoso Oskar Ökrös.