Andras Schiff

Two great artists, pianist András Schiff and composer/clarinettist Jörg Widmann, join forces for the first time on record, performing Brahms’s late masterpieces, the clarinet sonatas op. 120, written in 1894. In between the sonatas Schiff plays Widmann’s evocative Intermezzi for piano. As Jörg Widmann explains in a programme note, these are works inspired by his friendship with András Schiff and by a shared love of Brahms, to whom they pay tribute. The album was recorded at Neumarkt’s Historischer Reitstadel.

PERSONNEL:

• András Schiff - piano
• Jörg Widmann - clarinet

TRACKS:

• JOHANNES BRAHMS - Sonata E-flat major op.120 No. 2
• 01. Allegro amabile
• 02. Allegro appassionato
• 03. Andante con moto
• JÖRG WIDMANN - Intermezzi for piano
• 04. I
• 05. Zart singend
• 06. Mit dunkler Glut (agitato sempre)
• 07. Wiegenlied (Ruhig fließend)
• 08. Lento un poco andante
• JOHANNES BRAHMS - Sonata f minor op.120 No. 1
• 09. Allegro appassionato
• 10. Andante un poco Adagio
• 11. Allegretto grazioso
• 12. Vivace