Daniel Ottensamer - Brahms-Koncz Sonatas for Clarinet and Orchestra (2025) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Daniel Ottensamer presents Brahms’ two legendary clarinet sonatas, reworked for clarinet and orchestra by Stephan Koncz, who also conducts the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin on this recording. Koncz’ orchestrations bring these masterful pieces out of the limited space of chamber music, presenting them in a new symphonic light. The idea to create this very personal album has accompanied them both since their student days, and now the time to turn this vision into reality has finally come. Brahms’ well-known works are accompanied by a hidden gem, Walter Rabl’s clarinet quartet, which won first prize in a prestigious competition, of which Brahms himself served as the head of jury. Pianist Christoph Traxler and Berlin Philharmonic’s first concertmaster Noah Bendix-Balgley join Ottensamer in this performance, while Koncz exchanges his baton for the cello. Combining Brahms and Rabl gives the listener a fascinating view on the rich musical landscape of late nineteenth-century Vienna.

TRACKLIST

1. Daniel Ottensamer, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin & Stephan Koncz - Brahms: Clarinet Sonata in F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1 (Arr. for Clarinet and Orchestra by S. Koncz): I. Allegro appassionato
2. Daniel Ottensamer, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin & Stephan Koncz - Brahms: Clarinet Sonata in F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1 (Arr. for Clarinet and Orchestra by S. Koncz): II. Andante un poco adagio
3. Daniel Ottensamer, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin & Stephan Koncz - Brahms: Clarinet Sonata in F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1 (Arr. for Clarinet and Orchestra by S. Koncz): III. Allegretto grazioso
4. Daniel Ottensamer, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin & Stephan Koncz - Brahms: Clarinet Sonata in F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1 (Arr. for Clarinet and Orchestra by S. Koncz): IV. Vivace
5. Daniel Ottensamer, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin & Stephan Koncz - Brahms: Clarinet Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 120 No. 2 (Arr. for Clarinet and Orchestra by S. Koncz): I. Allegro amabile
6. Daniel Ottensamer, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin & Stephan Koncz - Brahms: Clarinet Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 120 No. 2 (Arr. for Clarinet and Orchestra by S. Koncz): II. Allegro appassionato
7. Daniel Ottensamer, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin & Stephan Koncz - Brahms: Clarinet Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 120 No. 2 (Arr. for Clarinet and Orchestra by S. Koncz): III. Andante con moto — Allegro
8. Daniel Ottensamer, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin & Stephan Koncz - Rabl: Quartet for Piano, Clarinet, Violin & Cello in E-Flat Major, Op. 1: I. Allegro moderato
9. Daniel Ottensamer, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin & Stephan Koncz - Rabl: Quartet for Piano, Clarinet, Violin & Cello in E-Flat Major, Op. 1: II. Adagio molto
10. Daniel Ottensamer, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin & Stephan Koncz - Rabl: Quartet for Piano, Clarinet, Violin & Cello in E-Flat Major, Op. 1: III. Andantino un poco mosso
11. Daniel Ottensamer, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin & Stephan Koncz - Rabl: Quartet for Piano, Clarinet, Violin & Cello in E-Flat Major, Op. 1: IV. Allegro con brio



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