Brahms & Reger: Clarinet Quintets | BIS BIS2837

Brahms & Reger: Clarinet Quintets

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Label: BIS

Cat No: BIS2837

Format: Hybrid SACD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Chamber

Expected Release Date: 28th August 2026

Contents

Artists

Michael Colllins (clarinet)
Escher String Quartet (string quartet)

Works

Brahms, Johannes

Clarinet Quintet in B minor, op.115

Reger, Max

Clarinet Quintet in A major, op.146

Artists

Michael Colllins (clarinet)
Escher String Quartet (string quartet)

About

Having made numerous recordings for BIS both as a clarinettist and as a conductor, Michael Collins had yet to offer us one of the masterpieces of the clarinet chamber repertoire: Johannes Brahms's Clarinet Quintet. Here he performs alongside the Escher Quartet, whose latest recording, devoted to Janáček's quartets (BIS2670), has earned critical acclaim.

While the combination of clarinet and string quartet offers rich potential, Mozart's glorious clarinet quintet cast a long shadow that few composers dared to enter. Composed at the twilight of his career, Brahms's quintet is an elegiac masterpiece. It radiates aching nostalgia and a poignant sense of lost love, ultimately settling into a melancholy serenity. Its emotional directness is occasionally surprising yet never sacrifices subtlety.

Max Reger modelled his own Clarinet Quintet on those by Mozart and Brahms. In this final composition before his untimely death, Reger pushes tonal limits without compromising structure. Seamlessly integrating the clarinet, he creates a beautifully balanced ensemble capable of both powerful outbursts and delicate textures. Straddling the dawn of the 20th century, Reger's remarkably rich work pays profound homage to the past.

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