Pablo Barragán, Juan Pérez Floristán & Andrei Ionita - Brahms: Complete Clarinet Sonatas & Trio (2018)

Tracklist
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01. Clarinet Sonata in F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1: I. Allegro appassionato
02. Clarinet Sonata in F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1: II. Andante un poco adagio
03. Clarinet Sonata in F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1: III. Allegretto grazioso
04. Clarinet Sonata in F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1: IV. Vivace
05. Clarinet Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 120 No. 2: I. Allegro amabile
06. Clarinet Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 120 No. 2: II. Allegro appassionato
07. Clarinet Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 120 No. 2: III. Andante con moto
08. Clarinet Trio in A Minor, Op. 114: I. Allegro
09. Clarinet Trio in A Minor, Op. 114: II. Adagio
10. Clarinet Trio in A Minor, Op. 114: III. Andantino grazioso
11. Clarinet Trio in A Minor, Op. 114: IV. Allegro


It is clear and undisputed that the Sonatas belong to the outstanding clarinet music-literature. Brahms succeeds in his two Sister Sonatas to show the full sonority of the woodwind instrument while treating the piano as an accompaniment, but equal chamber music partner. Clarinet and piano always stay together in support and in dialogue. The composition in all of these works can be experienced as a contribution to any understanding of expression and inter-musical relationships: this becomes clear on an inter-musical level of the composition and on an inter-humane level of the interpreters. It is especially this aspect which makes Brahms still experienceable in performance and interpretable today. In this performativity , the works experience their raison d être; and in their performance, the intimate dialogue of friendship becomes reality. It is hard to find such a well-balanced and creative union between three artists, whose solo careers speak for themselves, but whose collaboration evoke the true essence of music-making. The most notable element perhaps, which brings Pablo Barragan, Juan P. Floristan, and Andrei Ionita together is their common vision of the communicational power of chamber music, its capacity to inspire and transform and its importance for their professional and personal development.

Pablo Barragán, clarinet
Juan Pérez Floristán, piano
Andrei Ioniţă, cello