BRAHMS: Clarinet Quintet; Clarinet Trio - Dame Thea King, Gabrieli String Quartet

Clarinet Quintet in B minor Op 115[38'23]
1
Allegro[12'53]
2
Adagio[11'56]
3
Andantino – Presto non assai, ma con sentimento[4'44]
4
Con moto[8'50]
Trio for piano, clarinet and cello in A minor Op 114[26'49]
Karine Georgian (cello), Clifford Benson (piano)
5
Allegro[8'40]
6
Adagio[8'23]
7
Andantino grazioso[5'01]
8
Allegro[4'45]

This recording of the Clarinet Quintet is also available as part of the specially priced box set The Complete Brahms Chamber Music: ‘In the last 25 years, Hyperion has managed to persuade some of the finest of chamber musicians to reveal their affection for Brahms in recordings of remarkably consistent quality … altogether life affirming music in life enhancing performances: surely one of the best buys of the year?’ (BBC Music Magazine).