{"product_id":"ckd763-jenner-r-schumann-weber-works-for-clarinet-and-piano","title":"Jenner, R. Schumann \u0026 Weber: Works for Clarinet and Piano","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe name of Johannes Brahms does not appear on the program of this album, yet he forms the connective thread linking all four composers represented here. Most directly, \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGustav Jenner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e was Brahms’s only formal pupil, studying with him for seven formative years. Less well known today, Jenner nonetheless absorbed Brahms’s structural rigor and warmth of expression, qualities that permeate his \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eClarinet Sonata in G major\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, published in 1900 and dedicated to Richard Mühlfeld, the clarinetist who famously inspired Brahms’s late masterpieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eJenner’s sonata makes full use of the clarinet’s mellifluous character, balancing lyricism with rhythmic vitality and granting the piano an equal, often singing role. The shadow of Brahms is present, but so too is Jenner’s individual voice, particularly in the work’s restless emotional contrasts and surprising formal turns.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eRobert Schumann’s \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree Romances, Op. 94\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, originally written for oboe and piano, acquire a darker, rounder hue when transferred to the clarinet. Composed as a Christmas gift for Clara in 1849, these pieces are songs without words, deceptively simple on the page yet demanding the highest expressive refinement. Their moments of introspection and sudden turbulence are among Schumann’s most intimate utterances.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eClara Schumann’s own \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree Romances\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, here heard in an arrangement for clarinet and piano, reveal her instinctive sense of rubato and instrumental balance. Finally, \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarl Maria von Weber’s Grand Duo Concertant\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e stands as a brilliant showcase for both instruments, conceived to display virtuosity, dramatic contrast and operatic flair in equal measure.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePerformed by clarinetist \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eJean Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and pianist \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven Osborne\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, this program traces a richly interconnected lineage of Romantic expression, where lyricism, intimacy and brilliance coexist in perfect balance.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eJean Johnson, Clarinet\u003c\/strong\u003e\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eSteven Osborne, Piano\u003c\/strong\u003e\r\n\r\n ","brand":"Linn Records","offers":[{"title":"DSD 512 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56742095323460,"sku":"CKD763-21","price":35.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 256 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56742095356228,"sku":"CKD763-16","price":29.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 128 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56742095388996,"sku":"CKD763-15","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 64 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56742095421764,"sku":"CKD763-14","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DXD 24 Bit \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":57344632619332,"sku":"CKD763-22","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/7900\/2436\/files\/CKD763-32.jpg?v=1790686579","url":"https:\/\/www.nativedsd.com\/products\/ckd763-jenner-r-schumann-weber-works-for-clarinet-and-piano","provider":"NativeDSD Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}