Clarinet Trio (Brahms)
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The Trio for clarinet, cello and piano in A Minor, Op. 114, was one of four chamber works
featuring clarinet
composed by Johannes Brahms
in rapid succession after emerging from retirement toward the end of his life. Brahms was inspired to compose these works by the playing of clarinettist Richard Muhlfeld
. It is one of a small number of compositions for clarinet, cello and piano
, and one of the very few to have entered the standard repertoire. Eusebius Mandyczewski
, a scholar and friend of Brahms, wrote of the trio that "It is as though the instruments were in love with each other."
Chamber music
Chamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small number of performers with one performer to a part...
featuring clarinet
Clarinet
The clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...
composed by Johannes Brahms
Johannes Brahms
Johannes Brahms was a German composer and pianist, and one of the leading musicians of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg, Brahms spent much of his professional life in Vienna, Austria, where he was a leader of the musical scene...
in rapid succession after emerging from retirement toward the end of his life. Brahms was inspired to compose these works by the playing of clarinettist Richard Muhlfeld
Richard Mühlfeld
Richard Mühlfeld was a German clarinettist who inspired Johannes Brahms and Gustav Jenner to write chamber works including the instrument...
. It is one of a small number of compositions for clarinet, cello and piano
Clarinet-cello-piano trio
A clarinet-cello-piano trio is a chamber musical ensemble made up of one clarinet, one cello, and one piano, or the name of a piece written for such a group.This formation is similar to the classical Piano trio in which the violin is replaced by the clarinet...
, and one of the very few to have entered the standard repertoire. Eusebius Mandyczewski
Eusebius Mandyczewski
Eusebius Mandyczewski was a musicologist, composer, conductor, and teacher. He was an author of numerous musical works and is highly regarded within Austrian, Romanian and Ukrainian music circles.- Family and friends :...
, a scholar and friend of Brahms, wrote of the trio that "It is as though the instruments were in love with each other."