Special offer. Mozart & Brahms: Clarinet Quintets
Karl-Heinz Steffens (clarinet)
Scharoun Ensemble Berlin
These remarkable players produce an entrancing sonority and f loat golden phrases as if suspended in a dream-like state...for sheer beauty of sound, the Berliners are simply unbeatable.
Special offer. Mozart & Brahms: Clarinet Quintets
Karl-Heinz Steffens (clarinet)
Scharoun Ensemble Berlin
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These remarkable players produce an entrancing sonority and f loat golden phrases as if suspended in a dream-like state...for sheer beauty of sound, the Berliners are simply unbeatable.
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The Clarinet Quintets of Mozart and Brahms share a number of things. Both were written for outstanding clarinettists, both are composed of four movements and both end with a variation movement.
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January 2022
These remarkable players produce an entrancing sonority and f loat golden phrases as if suspended in a dream-like state...for sheer beauty of sound, the Berliners are simply unbeatable.
August 2007
The players, all in the Berlin Philharmonic, are of the highest musical intelligence. In Mozart they have a clear sense of direction in their phrasing. It comes from within the music and is not applied superficially. In the Larghetto the wonderfully expressive dialogue between clarinet and first violin is between two equals. The minuet is light and fresh, with a charming dance lilt in the second trio. There are plenty of recorded choices for both works; this pairing must take its place among the most perceptive and beautiful of all.
