Reicha & Neukomm - Clarinet Quintets
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Label: Brilliant Classics
Cat No: 96596
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Chamber
Release Date: 2nd February 2024
Contents
Works
Clarinet Quintet in B flat major, op.8Quintet for clarinet and string quartet in B flat major, op.89
Artists
Stephan Siegenthaler (clarinet)Stamic Quartet Prague
Works
Clarinet Quintet in B flat major, op.8Quintet for clarinet and string quartet in B flat major, op.89
Artists
Stephan Siegenthaler (clarinet)Stamic Quartet Prague
About
Antonín Reicha’s (1770–1836) Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet, op.89, is typical of his balanced, classical style. Overall, the work reflects Reicha's affinity with opera. The harmonic turns are subordinated to the clarity of the vocal melody and the specifications of the form; everything has its place and its good order. Yet, in spite of this seemingly rigid formula there are surprising moments, for example the long syncopated melodic line at the beginning of the development in the first movement. The clarinet responds to the brash overture-like beginning of the opening theme with lyrically contrasting vocal garlands, whose motives are immediately imitated by the strings; an artfully counterpointing exchange between the instruments unfolds.
What at first glance looks like the schematic application of well-learned compositional skill turns out on closer inspection (and repeated listening) to be a successful musical testimony to its time with many hidden and sophisticated ideas.
In Sigismund Neukomm’s (1778–1858) Clarinet Quintet, op.8, published in 1809, one can hear his desire to manifest admiration for his ‘threeleaf clover’ of influences: Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. In its entirety, Neukomm's Clarinet Quintet radiates more noble elegance than original innovation, and one can well imagine that this expression corresponded perfectly to the composer’s own attitude to life.
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