Par BRAHMS JOHANNES. 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 clarinetpart With a detailed foreword (Eng/Ger) on the work’s genesis and performance Practice/ Répertoire / Clarinette ou Alto/Violoncelle/Piano

Music for Clarinet in Bb, Cello and Piano. Par JOST CHRISTIAN. In this trio, as in most of his compositions, Jost has pictures and associations with true incidents, films and novels in his mind. What inspired him to write this piece was Joseph Conrad's novel 'Heart of Darkness' in which the protagonist Marlow says about the city of Brussels: 'In a few hours I arrived in a city that always make me think of a whited sepulchre.' In 'Sepulchral City', a work commissioned to mark the tenth anniversary of the Jerusalem Chamber Music Festival, however, the title refers to Jerusalem, the city of white tombs. The topic of Jost's trio is a travel into the soul and living spirit of a city, with no physical movement being needed to find the heart of impenetrable darkness: It lies within the city walls. In this respect, 'Sepulchral City' equals a compositionally unfolded funeral bell. Even the animated middle section rather has insisting than progressive power. At the end, the only thing to do is to inhale and exhale./ Répertoire / Clarinette en Bb, Violoncelle et Piano

Les oeuvres tardives de musique de chambre de Johannes Brahms comptent à coup sûr parmi les pages les plus merveilleuses jamais écrites pour la clarinette. Si Brahms, dans les dernières années de sa vie, semble avoir éprouvé une certaine lassitude de la composition, sa rencontre en 1891 avec Richard Mühlfeld, clarinettiste solo de la chapelle de la cour de Meinigen, qui l'enthousiasma par la beauté sonore de son jeu, lui inspira de nouvelles compositions. Le Trio op. 114, avec ses accents d'une mélancolie tout automnale est apprécié de tous les clarinettistes et est désormais disponible chez Henle dans une édition révisée. Le manuscrit autographe de l'opus 114 est conservé à Munich, patrie de la maison d'édition Henle. Le texte musical repose sur la nouvelle édition intégrale des oeuvres de Brahms et répond ainsi au plus niveau de précision et d'exactitude scientifique. Le pianiste Klaus Schilde a doté cette édition Urtext de précieux doigtés. / Trio pour Clarinette (Alto), Violoncelle Et Piano