Andreas Schablas - Marteau: Clarinet Quintet, Op. 13 & String Quartet No. 2, Op. 9 (2018)

Tracklist
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01. Clarinet Quintet in C Minor, Op. 13: I. Andante-Moderato assai
02. Clarinet Quintet in C Minor, Op. 13: II. Allegretto moderato
03. Clarinet Quintet in C Minor, Op. 13: III. Andante sostenuto
04. Clarinet Quintet in C Minor, Op. 13: IV. Finale. Andante sostenuto-Allegro molto
05. String Quartet No. 2 in D Major, Op. 9: I. Moderato, quasi andante
06. String Quartet No. 2 in D Major, Op. 9: II. Scherzo. Allegro molto e giocoso
07. String Quartet No. 2 in D Major, Op. 9: III. Andante sostenuto
08. String Quartet No. 2 in D Major, Op. 9: IV. Finale. Allegro con fuoco

Marteau's Clarinet Quintet Op. 13, composed in 1906, is still the best-known and most popular composition of the world-famous violin virtuoso. Like his "teacher" Mozart, Marteau perfects melodic richness and a smooth flow of harmony through the soft-tone A clarinet and four string instruments. As a reminiscence of the "original father" of the string quartet Joseph Haydn from the same year of origin 1906 we hear the string quartet No. 2 op. 9 on this release. The Praetorius Quartet consists of musicians of the Bavarian State Orchestra. David Schultheiß, the first concertmaster on the violin and as a soloist the well-known clarinetist Andreas Schablas. Also named after the composer Marteau Quartet consists to a large extent of musicians of the Bavarian State Orchestra.