Two great romantic chamber music works in Radio Romantica tonight. Three Swedish friends take off with the clarinet trio by Johannes Brahms. As known, Brahms composed a number of fantastic pieces starring the clarinet in the last years of his life. He was particularly inspired by the performances of Richard Mühlfeld, solo clarinettist of the Court Orchestra in Meiningen, a top orchestra in those years. You will listen to a top clarinettist of our time: Martin Fröst, and he is accompanied by Torleif Thedéen and Roland Pöntinen.
Next, one of the leading quartets of the moment will play for you: the Czech Pavel Haas Quartet. Dvořák is right up their alley, and the beautiful and impressive string quintet op.97 gives every opportunity to shine and buzz. To do so the ensemble of course needs the help of an additional altist, and that is Pavel Nikl, who will have had no trouble joining, as he was PHQ’s regular altist for many years.
Playlist:
- Johannes Brahms – Trio in A minor for clarinet, cello and piano, op.114
Martin Fröst, clarinet / Roland Pöntinen, piano / Torleif Thedéen, cello
- Antonín Dvořák – String quintet in E flat major, op.97
Pavel Haas Quartet / Pavel Nikl, viola
