Brahms, clarinet quintet
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Brahms, clarinet quintet
（Cambridge music handbooks）
Cambridge University Press, 1998
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 108-111) and index
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Description
On its first appearance in 1891, Brahms' Clarinet Quintet was immediately recognised as a remarkable achievement, and a century later it still has the power to claim the hearts and minds of players and audiences alike. Widely regarded as Brahms' supreme achievement in the field of chamber music, the Clarinet Quintet is here placed in the context of the history of the clarinet and its repertory, and of Brahms' own compositions before 1891. The influence of the Meiningen clarinet virtuoso Richard Muhlfeld unleashed a new vein of creativity in Brahms, and this forms a basis for discussion, together with questions of performance practice (in relation to both clarinet and string quartet) and the legacy of Brahms' clarinet music. These chapters are complemented by a comprehensive analysis of the music.
Table of Contents
- List of illustrations
- Preface
- 1. The nineteenth-century clarinet and its music
- 2. Brahms and the orchestral clarinet
- 3. Brahms's chamber music before 1891
- 4. The genesis and reception of the clarinet quintet
- 5. Design and structure
- 6. Performance practice
- 7. The legacy of Brahms's clarinet music
- Appendix
- Select bibliography
- Notes
- Index.
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