Artist: Wigmore Soloists
Album: Mozart, Schumann & Others: Clarinet Trios
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2022
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 192 kHz
Duration: 01:08:23
Total Tracks: 16
Total Size: 2,19 GB

Tracklist:

01. Wigmore Soloists – Mozart: Clarinet Trio in E-Flat Major, K. 498 “Kegelstatt”: I. Andante (05:50)
02. Wigmore Soloists – Mozart: Clarinet Trio in E-Flat Major, K. 498 “Kegelstatt”: II. Menuetto (05:31)
03. Wigmore Soloists – Mozart: Clarinet Trio in E-Flat Major, K. 498 “Kegelstatt”: III. Allegretto (08:29)
04. Wigmore Soloists – Schumann: Märchenerzählungen, Op. 132: I. Lebhaft, nicht zu schnell (02:55)
05. Wigmore Soloists – Schumann: Märchenerzählungen, Op. 132: II. Lebhaft und sehr markirt (03:13)
06. Wigmore Soloists – Schumann: Märchenerzählungen, Op. 132: III. Ruhiges Tempo, mit zartem Ausdruck (04:06)
07. Wigmore Soloists – Schumann: Märchenerzählungen, Op. 132: IV. Lebhaft, sehr markirt (04:27)
08. Wigmore Soloists – Bruch: 8 Pieces for Clarinet, Viola & Piano (Excerpts): No. 5. Rumänische Melodie (05:17)
09. Wigmore Soloists – Bruch: 8 Pieces for Clarinet, Viola & Piano (Excerpts): No. 6. Nachtgesang (05:45)
10. Wigmore Soloists – Bruch: 8 Pieces for Clarinet, Viola & Piano (Excerpts): No. 7. Allegro vivace, ma non troppo (03:23)
11. Wigmore Soloists – Bruch: 8 Pieces for Clarinet, Viola & Piano (Excerpts): No. 8, Moderato (04:56)
12. Wigmore Soloists – Stravinsky: Suite from L’histoire du soldat, Pt. 2, K029 (Excerpts): I. Introduction. Marche du soldat (01:33)
13. Wigmore Soloists – Stravinsky: Suite from L’histoire du soldat, Pt. 2, K029 (Excerpts): II. Marche royale (02:32)
14. Wigmore Soloists – Stravinsky: Suite from L’histoire du soldat, Pt. 2, K029 (Excerpts): III. Petit concert (02:48)
15. Wigmore Soloists – Stravinsky: Suite from L’histoire du soldat, Pt. 2, K029 (Excerpts): IV. Trois danses. Tango – Valse – Ragtime (06:03)
16. Wigmore Soloists – Stravinsky: Suite from L’histoire du soldat, Pt. 2, K029 (Excerpts): V. Danse du diable (01:27)

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As core members of the ensemble Wigmore Soloists, Michael Collins, Isabelle van Keulen and Michael McHale present four works for clarinet trio composed over a period of some 130 years. Mozart’s Kegelstatt Trio was long believed to have been composed during a game of bowling. The writing is reminiscent of a conversation between three friends in which contrasts are not excluded: we hear affection, divergences and even disagreements. This atmosphere of friendly, playful, and sometimes very intimate exchange also pervades Schumann’s Märchenerzählungen (Fairy Tales). While its spirited conviviality might give the impression that this work was the product of idyllic times, it was actually composed during Schumann’s last full year of sanity before his final mental collapse in 1854.There is a similar atmosphere of warm intimacy in Max Bruch’s Eight Pieces, written in 1910. Four of them are presented here, giving not a single hint of the approaching First World War. Based on a Russian folk tale, Stravinsky’s stage work L’Histoire du Soldat may be less good-natured than the preceding works. But the music is wonderfully entertaining, borrowing from various genres, including jazz. The composer’s trio version consist of five movements and has deservedly become his most frequently performed chamber composition.