Trio in d minor op. 3-Alexander Zemlinsky is mainly known for his operas and orchestral songs with their opulent late Romantic orchestration. His earlier inspired hit the Trio For Clarinet Op. 3 written in 1896 owes agreat deal to Zemlinsky’s first important role model Johannes Brahms as far as inflection and instrumentation are concerned. It was also Brahms who following its first performance in Vienna enthusiastically recommendedthe trio to his publisher Simrock.As the autograph has disappeared Henle’s edition follows the musical text in the first edition. It underwent careful examination and was cleared of numerous partly blatant engraver’serrors. Alongside the Piano score Henle’s edition comprises a part for Clarinet in Bb/A and an authentic alternative part for Violin as well as a Cello part.

Trio (Op. 10) was composed c.1940 and first published in 1943. It is scored for Clarinet Cello and Piano. One of Frankel’s earliest works it is light and pleasing showing how the composer was first influenced by jazz and classical chamber music before he later turned to larger symphonic works and started experimenting with serialism. Benjamin Frankel (1906-1973) was a British composer and musician. He is best remembered for writing over one hundred film and television scores including The Man In The White Suit and The Battle Of The Bulge but he also wrote eight symphonies and many smaller works such as his ViolinSonata and Concerto which were written for Max Rostal.

Brahms?s Clarinet Trio composed in 1891 was inspired by the exceptional musicality of clarinettist Richard Mühlfeld. As he did for his horn trio Brahms prepared a viola part as a possible alternative to the clarinet. Both scorings were rehearsed (the viola part being played by Joseph Joachim) prior to the premiere and publication of the work.Bärenreiter?s scholarly-critical edition prepared by Christopher Hogwood offers a foreword on the trio?s compositional process with comments on performance practice as well as a comprehensive critical commentary and facsimile excerpts of the manuscript.Viola part included as an alternative to the clarinetpartWith a detailed foreword (Eng/Ger) on the work?s genesis and performance Practice

Canta Canta! is a slow and expressive piece for Clarinet Cello and Piano by Thea Musgrave. This short song is taken from Cantata for a Summer's Day written in 1954 while the composer was a student in Paris. This is the score only.

Frantisek Jan Skroup (b. 1801 1862) is known to the public first and foremost as the composer of the Czech national anthem. He was also music director of the Estates Theater in Prague during 1837 57 where he conducted major works from the international opera repertoire and composed a series of works. Taken from his small lesser known output of chamber music the Trio In E-Flat Major Op.27 (BA 9521) and the Trio facile in F major Op.28 (BA 9522) are being published for the first time in Urtext editions.The Trio In E-Flat Major is dedicated to the pianist and composer Sigismond Goldschmidt. It is stylistically reminiscent ofBeethoven?s chamber music; its unison opening recalls for example Beethoven?s famous ?Gassenhauer Trio?. Skroup dedicated the ?Trio facile? to Jeanette Hoffmann the daughter of the Prague publisher Johann Hoffmann.As the title suggests this is an accessible piece in the Biedermeier style which was intended for music making in the home and for lessons.Both these pleasing compositions which represent unknown repertoire of Czech chamber music from the period of the national revival movement can be performed in two different scorings. The 'Trio facile? Op.28 is available in two versions by the composer with the upper part for Flute or Violin.- First Urtext editions- Two alternative versions and scorings of the works- Forewords (Eng/Ger/Cz ) and Critical Commentaries (Eng) by the editor