Repertoire
MOZART: Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581
BRAHMS: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115
Artists
Cristian Chivu, violin
Alexandra Presaizen, violin
David Derrico, viola
José Mor, cello
Josep Fuster, clarinet
Program
Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet is one of the first pieces for this ensemble in which the possibilities of the string quartet are complemented by the clarinet – still a young instrument at that time - that had made such a great impression on the Salzburg composer in the hands of Anton Stadler, to whom he dedicated this extraordinary composition. More than a hundred years later, Brahms, attracted by the musicality of the clarinettist Richard Mühlfeld, whom he heard performing Mozart´s Quintet, completed the composition of his Clarinet Quintet, Op. 115, which along with Mozart´s are among the most celebrated works for this chamber ensemble.
