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Johannes Brahms - Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115 - Bingham String Quartet

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Johannes Brahms - Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115

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Brahms' Clarinet Quintet in B minor Opus 115 - New Zealand String Quartet with James Campbell

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At the time Brahms started composing his Clarinet Quintet, only a few works had been composed for this type of ensemble. Examples include those by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Anton Reicha, Carl Maria von Weber, Franz Krommer, Alexander Glazunov, Heinrich Baermann, and Thomas Täglichsbeck. Brahms modeled his composition after Mozart's.

Date of composition 1891
Premiered 1891, November 24th in Meiningen, Germany
First published 1892, N. Simrock in Berlin, Germany
Type Quintet
Tonality B Minor
Catalogue Op. 115
Approx. duration 37 minutes
Instruments Clarinet
Viola
Cello
2x Violin
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Autotranslations beta Johannes Brahms: Quintette pour clarinette en si mineur, Op. 115
Johannes Brahms: Quintetto per clarinetto in si minore, Op. 115
Johannes Brahms: Quintett für Klarinette h-moll, Op. 115

Johannes Brahms - Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115 - Bingham String Quartet

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Johannes Brahms - Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115

- Composer: Johannes Brahms (7 May 1833 -- 3 April 1897) - Performers: Karl Leister (clarinet), Amadeus Quartet - Year of recording: 1967 Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115, written in 1891. 00:00 - I. Allegro 12:21 - II. Adagio 23:26 - III. Andantino - Presto non assai, ma con sentimento 28:03 - IV. Con moto When Clara Schumann first heard this quintet, she wrote: "It is a really marvelous work, the wailing clarinet takes hold of one; it is most moving. And what interesting music, deep and full of meaning!" These poignant words by Brahms' closest female friend belie Brahms' disingenuous comparison of the work with his earlier Clarinet Trio: "[It is] a far greater piece of foolishness." - From the first movement, the music pulsates with yearning. In its opening measures are the seeds that germinate in the rest of composition, which is equally perfect in its power of evocation and its structural rigor. The autumnal mood of the work results in part from the subtle shifts throughout between the closely related keys of D major and B minor. - Most notable is the second movement Adagio, a tender love song whose wistfulness seems to reflect the entire decline of the late Romantic musical ethos. Of course there is more to this piece than its dreamlike evocations. - Listen to the Presto, with its Hungarian folk-dance style and... - the finale's intriguing variations, the last of which returns full circle to the opening theme of the first movement. "Foolishness" indeed! The quintet received its first private performance on 24 November 1891 in Meiningen, with Richard Mühlfeld and the Joachim Quartet, led by Joseph Joachim who often collaborated with Brahms. The public premiere was on 12 December 1891 in Berlin.

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Brahms' Clarinet Quintet in B minor Opus 115 - New Zealand String Quartet with James Campbell

The New Zealand String Quartet with clarinettist James Campbell perform Brahms' Clarinet Quintet in B minor Opus 115 at Auckland Town Hall, 12 May 2014. This performance was part of 10-centre national tour 5-18 May 2014 presented by Chamber Music New Zealand as part of their 2014 Kaleidoscopes Concert Season. Artists: Helene Pohl - violin Douglas Beilman - violin Gillian Ansell - viola Rolf Gjelsten - cello James Campbell - clarinet Clarinet Quintet in B minor Opus 115: Allegro Adagio Andantino Con moto Website: http://www.nzsq.co.nz Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NZStringQuartet Twitter: http://twitter.com/NZSQ

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Brahms | Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Op.115

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Johannes Brahms - Clarinet Quintet In B Minor Op. 115

1. Allegro 00:00 2. Adagio - Piu Lento 12:58 3. Andantino - Presto Non Assai, Ma Con Sentimento 24:48 4. Con Moto 29:24 Karl Leister, clarinet Brandis Quartett

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