Alfred Prinz - Mozart / Brahms: Clarinet Quintet (1979, 1980) [2021 SACD The Valued Collection Platinum]

The sound of Vienna by the famous ensemble of the virtuoso Prinz, who was active as the principal of the Vienna Philharmonic, and the string players who played a central role in the Vienna Philharmonic. The two albums left on Eurodisc are combined into an SACD. Direct DSD mastering from original master tapes. Except for the two quintets, this is the world's first SACD.
Alfred Prinz (June 4, 1930-September 20, 2014), who is also very popular in Japan, left behind many recordings as a soloist. Isn't it a quintet? Since becoming the principal player of the Vienna Philharmonic after succeeding his teacher Urach in 1955, he has become the face of the Vienna Philharmonic as a player who inherits the traditional style, so he was 49 years old at the time of recording. Leaving this recording is very important in recording history. Furthermore, in this recording, there is also a co-starring with the Vienna Chamber Orchestra led by Gerhert Hetzel (1940.4.24-1992.7.29), and everyone is showing off their breathtaking performance. It is certain that Prinz's performance still has a lot of support in the style of performance that follows Urach's style. In addition, the second song "Eine Kleine", which is the original original coupling, is performed in a string quintet version with a contrabass added, and this performance style also invites listeners to Vienna.

The second Brahms is also one of the masterpieces of these songs, and it is a performance full of Viennese emotion. In the clarinet trio, the accompaniment by Demus is also played according to their style, and you can listen to the Viennese style with high sound quality throughout the entire work. The last recording of the analog period by Eurodisc also fully reproduces the tone of the time, and in this reprint, which goes back to the original analog master tape in the home country, it has the best sound quality, including the amount of information, compared to the previous edition. You can enjoy a classic masterpiece.

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Tracks:

SACD 1: Mozart

Clarinet Quintet in A major, K.581
I-Allegro
II-Larghetto
III-Menuetto
IV-Allegretto con variazioni

Serenade No.13 in G major, K.525 "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik"
I-Allegro
II-Romance; Andante
III-Menuetto; Allegretto
IV-Rondo; Allegro


SACD 2: Brahms

Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op.115
I-Allegro
II-Adagio-Piu lento
III-Andantino-Presto non assai, ma con sentiment
IV-Con moto

Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114
I-Allegro
II-Adagio
III-Andante grazioso
IV-Allegro

Personnel:

Alfred Prinz, clarinet (1, 3, 4)
Jörg Demus, piano (4)
Wiener Kammerensemble:
Gerhart Hetzel, violin
Klaus Maetzl, violin (1-3)
Rudolf Streng, viola (1-3)
Adalbert Skocic, cello
Burkhard Kräutler, contrabass (2)

Recorded:
September 23-25, 1979 (1, 2), April 1980 (3), June 1979 (4), Polyhymnia Studio, Wien