Brahms: Clarinet Quintet

Editor: Colin Lawson, Royal College of Music, London
Date Published: January 1998
Format: Paperback
Part of Cambridge Companions to Music


On its first appearance in 1891, Brahms' Clarinet Quintet was immediately recognised as a remarkable achievement, and a century later it still has the power to claim the hearts and minds of players and audiences alike.
Widely regarded as Brahms' supreme achievement in the field of chamber music, the Clarinet Quintet is here placed in the context of the history of the clarinet and its repertory, and of Brahms' own compositions before 1891.
These chapters are complemented by a comprehensive analysis of the music.


 • The first book devoted to the work which is widely regarded as Brahms' supreme achievement in the field of chamber music
 • The book is written by one of the foremost performers and scholars of the historical clarinet
 • Special attention is given to performance practice, and Brahms' influence on later composers

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