Johannes Brahms - Clarinet Sonata in E flat major, Op 120 No 2 (score)

- Composer: Johannes Brahms (7 May 1833 - 3 April 1897)
- Performers: Karl Leister (clarinet), David Levine (piano)
- Year of recording: 1980- 5
- Recording Venue: Teldec Studios, Berlin, Germany
Clarinet Sonata in E flat major, Op 120 No 2 completed in July 1894.
00:13 - I. Allegro amabile
08:22 - II. Allegro appassionato
13:48 - III. Andante con moto
Around 1890, Brahms declared to friends and wrote to his publisher that he would retire as a composer. But he happened to witness a performance of the German clarinetist Richard Mühlfeld who Brahms called the greatest wind player in the world. Brahms was so inspired that he deferred his retirement long enough to write four final works all featuring the clarinet in a starring role. Comprising a quintet, a trio and two sonatas, these last works have an aura that has been called autumnal due to the circumstances of Brahms' career, the mood of the music and the magic tone of the clarinet.
The sonata in E-flat, Op. 120, No. 2 is the second of the two sonatas Brahms wrote for clarinet and piano. A glowing warmth pervades the first movement sonata perfectly matching word amabile in its title: sweet, tender, lovingly. The central movement is a lightly swaying scherzo typical of Brahms's intermezzi both in his chamber works and his late pieces for solo piano. The trio section of its ternary form takes a slightly more somber cast with music of a dignified procession, almost hymn-like, before the initial theme returns, slightly recast and developed to take on some of the solemnity of the trio. The finale begins with the same glowing warmth of the first movement merged with the poised promenade of the trio in the second movement suggesting a composite work of unified character with minimal contrasts. But this turns out to be a theme for generating a set of variations whose dreamy, almost wistful character once again suggests the indescribably gentle charm of the late piano intermezzi and these final clarinet compositions from this erstwhile lion of German romantic music softly humming his final notes.
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ブラームス クラリネットソナタ 第2番 変ホ長調 作品120-2

[@omiya6051]

00:13 - I. Allegro amabile 08:22 - II. Allegro appassionato 13:48 - III. Andante con moto 19:00 - IV. Allegro

[@MrTocoral]

I honestly thought the fourth movement was another variation in the continuity of the third !

[@jonahpatuto1196]

@@MrTocoral it is! It’s not another movement, it’s still part of the third movement :)

[@alexzsco]

lmao this is how google translated your comment 00:13 - I. Allegro amiable 08:22 - II. Cheerful and passionate 1.48pm - III. Going with motorbike 7.00pm - IV. Cheerfu

[@CSRookie]

To all the pianists whoever accompanied me on this piece, I salute you ~~ 😂😂

[@daniellu8282]

To all the clarinetists whoever accompanied me on this piece, I salute you!

[@koreannmartin9172]

Can I learn this in 5 days. Survey says, I HAVE TO

[@iangreer4585]

​@@koreannmartin9172 Good God, my heart goes out to you.

[@alanwillis5509]

Many years ago, I played my clarinet at South hill park arts centre in Bracknell, I played in South Wind, and also the chamber orchestra, and swing band. A few years prier, I was in the audience of a Sunday morning recital by a soon to be Army clarinetist, who played, this Brahms sonata. I was so inspired, I promised myself to learn the instrument. In the next few years, I spent almost every Sunday morning, with a piano playing friend, murdering Mozart, Brahms and Weber. If I lived on a desert island, and could only have one record, this would be it. .

[@siachoi1109]

The last words are really impressive.

[@9greekdancer]

Bravo! Bravo! Karl Leister I recall when I was in Cleveland Institute of Music (I didnt finish but I have a great respect for musicians and their music now) I SO VERY MUCH appreciate the sheet music being laid out simultaneously. Thank you!!! Just beautiful.

[@KeithOtisEdwards]

Congratulations especially to David Levine, the accompaniest. That's not an easy part!

[@DJ-yq1jn]

Not if u practice,but yeah good job

[@valeriachaconnepineiro2599]

It's not accompanist, it's a piano and clarinet sonata :) without the lead of a gold pianist, the Piece doesn't work

[@valeriachaconnepineiro2599]

Because the piano Is the base

[@CSRookie]

it's really like a duet

[@frankkey5190]

I was gonna say this for all the pianists, but for each part (violin/oboe/clarinet…) in these instrument sonatas, whether its Brahms Rachmaninoff, Schumann, etc, are all meant to be equal to the main instrument. When you work with a collaborative pianist, that’s exactly what you’re doing, “collaborating.”

[@cedricpicard297]

Most definitely the best recording of this sonata I’ve ever heard! Amazing phrasing from both players, so much unity in their playing. Bravo

[@CSRookie]

Try Harold Wright and Peter Serkin

[@alanwillis5509]

@@CSRookie Jack Brymer was also quite good!

[@aragornthebrave]

It's a shame some of the dynamic detail was missed tho.

[@gwiyomikim5988]

What a fantastic trio…Brahms, Leister, and Levine!🥰

[@pianoplayrpiano99]

I played this piece on my senior recital in college. Thank you for posting! ❤

[@DanielKRui]

@7:00 the modulation to E major and the subsequent _molto dolce sempre_ passage (with the syncopated, doubly layered "oom-oom-pa-pa" piano accompaniment, and the soaring, infinitely tender longnote triplet pattern high above from the clarinet) , with the _Tranquillo_ coda (a simple chord progression with simple extensions/leading tones, but the texture... O the texture...) is one of the most sublime passages in all of music.

[@Barbapippo]

Wonderful music.

[@fattymusic7274]

Mvt II so sweet

[@osberswgaming]

6:09 i listen to this on repeat everyday dont ask

[@preston8479]

Love this piece very much, thank you for performing it so nicely

[@ShaunakDesaiPiano]

I wonder how this sonata would sound if the clarinet original and the viola adaptation were played simultaneously, i.e. the clarinet and viola play in unison throughout. That would sound interesting and would be a challenge for the clarinetist and violist.

[@ThePianoFortePlayer]

Great performance

[@watutman]

The piano playing is awesome. I wish he had been paired with Tabea Zimmerman playing this on viola.

[@jxz_zj]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻I am finding for this for my LT Trinity! :)XD

[@meowikoru]

Amazing :)

[@BgrayI26]

You sound really good! Can I ask where you got that transcription or if you maybe transcribed it yourself?

[@Parallelfifthsblog]

That piano accompaniment man…. Lol 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅 I wish that was one thing as a pianist I wish they could give us more time for competition haha

[@younghokim1994]

this piece sounds so modern for brahms.

[@budweiser3278]

Thank you!!

[@_stefkas_]

8:23

[@muhammadfajaroniisan2751]

00:13 Es-dur 08:22 es-moll 13:48 es-dur 19:00 es-moll es-dur

[@colinyip4744]

17:03

[@johnsilva8169]

I ended up buying the full copy although at what tempo are you playing all of this? For each one

[@heavn.]

nice

[@regularbanter253]

first movement

[@maijolisa4243]

美🌹💖

[@opalgang7608]

Where can I purchase the score for piano and clarinet?

[@dangaynor]

Pianist plays F-naturals in measure 98. Is there an alternate edition?

[@Dylonely42]

20:30

[@josiahbahuaud2294]

Practice, Harry. Practice!

[@targetszn1638]

Movement time stamps?

[@ridelhouse]

0:58

10:05

[@lorenzogrossi1199]

Mistake F natural bar 98?

[@CSRookie]

you mean the piano part correct.... kind of obvious but I'm asking anyway lol

[@lorenzogrossi1199]

@@CSRookie no why? It sounds nice f flat

[@CSRookie]

@@lorenzogrossi1199 well it seems like he's descending with all whole tones so the fb makes sense

[@thomasshiraza6376]

17:03

17:57

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