Max Reger - Clarinet Sonata No. 1 (audio + sheet music)

Описание: Max Reger's clarinet sonatas were inspired by hearing that of Brahms. It was in 1900 that Reger first heard Brahms’ Clarinet Sonata at a private performance by his former piano teacher Adalbert Lindner and the excellent clarinetist Johann Kurmeyer.

Lindner, writing in his memoirs, recalled: “Reger entered the room during our performance, he listened and said: 'Fine, I am also going to write two such things.' About three weeks later he kept his promise. After he had completed writing the sonatas Reger tested them in a private concert. Kurmeyer, who had studied his part thoroughly, managed this rather difficult task in the best possible way and to the full satisfaction of the master. They repeated the first and last movement of the first sonata several times because of their hidden beauties. Most of all we were delighted by the catchy and gracious second movement with its wonderfully sweet sostenuto episode which, appearing three times, is reminiscent of the familiar folk-song 'Ach wie ist's möglich dann?’ (`Oh how is it possible?), and by the unworldly and dreamy Larghetto with its pithy mosso assai middle section in B flat minor, which depicts a furious but quickly dissolving awakening. The creator of this work, which is full of longing, sang himself into everyone's heart. The last movement, Prestissimo assai' again breathes a healthy, almost exuberant sense of humor".

(Edition Silver Trust)

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Performance by: Claudio Conti, accompanied by Roberto Bambace
Original audio:    • Видео  
Original sheet music: imslp.org/wiki/2_Clarinet_Sonatas%2C_Op.49_(Reger%2C_Max)