Brahms/Koncz: Sonatas for Clarinet and Orchestra

Daniel Ottensamer performs Brahms’ two clarinet sonatas in new orchestral arrangements by Stephan Koncz, who also conducts the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin. The album Brahms/Koncz: Sonatas for Clarinet and Orchestra also features a rare gem: Walter Rabl’s prize-winning clarinet quartet, once championed by Brahms himself. Pianist Christoph Traxler and violinist Noah Bendix-Balgley join Ottensamer, with Koncz also contributing on cello, offering a rich portrait of late 19th-century Viennese music. Daniel Ottensamer has been hailed as one of the prominent clarinetists of today and enjoys a multi-faceted career as soloist, chamber musician and principal clarinetist of the Vienna Philharmonic. Stephan Koncz is a cellist of the Berlin Philharmonic, and divides his time between composing/arranging, conducting, and various chamber music groups, often together with Ottensamer, pianist Traxler, violinist Bendix-Balgley and their Vienna Berlin Music Club - namely "Philharmonix". The Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (DSO) emanates into the world from renowned Berliner Philharmonie, while remaining societally relevant at all times, close to people and keeping pace with the times. Daniel Ottensamer, Clarinet Christoph Traxler, Piano Noah Bendix-Balgley, Violin Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin Stephan Koncz, Conductor