Daniel Ottensamer, Stephan Koncz, Christoph Traxler - The Clarinet Trio Anthology (2022) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

When do you ever have time to take an in-depth look at a niche genre like the clarinet trio? The first Corona Lockdown was such an opportunity for clarinetist Daniel Ottensamer, cellist Stephan Koncz and pianist Christoph Traxler. Unlike many artists in those days, the three were not interested in a musical quick fix. Rather, they wanted to use the downtime to dive deep into the repertoire of their constellation, wanted to eavesdrop on what influence the master trios of Ludwig van Beethoven and Johannes Brahms had on other composers, across all times and across all continents. "We started with the two great trios," Ottensamer explains, "but the journey took us further and further, to more and more exciting places." In fact, the anthology explores entirely new territories, traveling to turn-of-the-century France, gathering influences from jazz and new music, settling in Vienna, where the trio even makes a fragment by Arnold Schoenberg sound, and combining great masterpieces with new sounds. "At first there was the idea of confronting the standard works with new music, but the work on our project became more and more sprawling, and we found more and more works in our constellation in which the sound diversity of the clarinet and the interplay of the three instruments were explored in completely different ways," explains Stephan Koncz. Ottensamer and Koncz already played together in the sandbox. One of their parents came to Vienna from Hungary in the 1970s to make music. Christoph Traxler joined them during their studies. "We've been making music together for 15 years," he says, "and especially with a project like this, which has expanded to more than a year because of the pandemic, which requires so much searching and working together, it was important to know and trust each other well, to go on a journey of discovery together, and to keep finding new approaches in the rehearsals." In this way, the three have discovered very different facets of the clarinet trio and a wide compositional range. "I assume that this instrumentation is so popular with composers because these three instruments open up an incredible number of musical possibilities and sound spectrums," says Koncz. The tonal range of the clarinet, cello and piano is very wide compared to other musical instruments; in addition, the clarinet is able to master furiously fast sequences of notes. It is also the instrument that, after the classical and romantic periods, stands for new styles such as jazz (here especially in Daniel Schnyder's composition) or klezmer music. In some of the pieces presented here, the piano serves not only as a harmony instrument, but also as a percussion and rhythm instrument. Especially in modern compositions, such as those by Jörg Widmann and Wolfgang Rihm, all three instruments are pushed to their limits, to the point where the pianist has to pluck the strings with a plectrum and search for overtones. Gradually, the musical project grew from an idea into a comprehensive anthology. The three decided to consider only original compositions for their constellation and not arrangements (of which there are quite a few). They begin with Beethoven's Op. 11, and the finale is Magnus Lindberg's Clarinet Trio, in which the instruments are explored for all their sonic and instrumental possibilities. In between lies a long, exciting musical journey that - as the three musicians have discovered - makes repeated stops in the musical tradition of their native Vienna. "It's amazing how often composers borrow from Viennese dances, for example, by processing ländler and referring to that Viennese school in which the two founding fathers of the clarinet trio, Beethoven and Brahms, were also at home," says Christoph Traxler.

TRACKLIST

01. Daniel Ottensamer - Piano Trio in B-Flat Major, Op. 11 "Gassenhauer": I. Allegro con brio
02. Daniel Ottensamer - Piano Trio in B-Flat Major, Op. 11 "Gassenhauer": II. Adagio
03. Daniel Ottensamer - Piano Trio in B-Flat Major, Op. 11 "Gassenhauer": III. Tema con variazioni
04. Daniel Ottensamer - Pärt: Mozart-Adagio
05. Daniel Ottensamer - Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 38 (after the Septet, Op. 20): I. Adagio - Allegro con brio
06. Daniel Ottensamer - Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 38 (after the Septet, Op. 20): II. Adagio cantabile
07. Daniel Ottensamer - Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 38 (after the Septet, Op. 20): III. Tempo di menuetto
08. Daniel Ottensamer - Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 38 (after the Septet, Op. 20): IV. Andante con variazioni
09. Daniel Ottensamer - Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 38 (after the Septet, Op. 20): V. Scherzo. Allegro molto e vivace
10. Daniel Ottensamer - Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 38 (after the Septet, Op. 20): VI. Andante con moto alla marcia - Presto
11. Daniel Ottensamer - Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114: I. Allegro
12. Daniel Ottensamer - Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114: II. Adagio
13. Daniel Ottensamer - Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114: III. Andantino grazioso
14. Daniel Ottensamer - Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114: IV. Allegro
15. Daniel Ottensamer - Kahn: Serenade in F Minor for Clarinet, Cello and Piano, Op. 73
16. Daniel Ottensamer - Rihm: Chiffre IV for Bass Clarinet, Cello and Piano
17. Daniel Ottensamer - Clarinet Trio in G Minor, Op. 45: I. Allegro
18. Daniel Ottensamer - Clarinet Trio in G Minor, Op. 45: II. Allegretto quasi andantino
19. Daniel Ottensamer - Clarinet Trio in G Minor, Op. 45: III. Presto
20. Daniel Ottensamer - Schoenberg: Clarinet Trio in D Minor “Fragment”
21. Daniel Ottensamer - Clarinet Trio in D Minor, Op. 3: I. Allegro ma non troppo
22. Daniel Ottensamer - Clarinet Trio in D Minor, Op. 3: II. Andante
23. Daniel Ottensamer - Clarinet Trio in D Minor, Op. 3: III. Allegro
24. Daniel Ottensamer - 5 Pieces for Clarinet, Cello and Piano: I. Sehr ruhig
25. Daniel Ottensamer - 5 Pieces for Clarinet, Cello and Piano: II.
26. Daniel Ottensamer - 5 Pieces for Clarinet, Cello and Piano: III.
27. Daniel Ottensamer - 5 Pieces for Clarinet, Cello and Piano: IV. Heftig
28. Daniel Ottensamer - 5 Pieces for Clarinet, Cello and Piano: V. Ruhig
29. Daniel Ottensamer - Clarinet Trio in A Minor, Op. 40: I. Mässig schnell
30. Daniel Ottensamer - Clarinet Trio in A Minor, Op. 40: II. Anmutig bewegt
31. Daniel Ottensamer - Clarinet Trio in A Minor, Op. 40: III. Andante
32. Daniel Ottensamer - Clarinet Trio in A Minor, Op. 40: IV. Allegro vivace
33. Daniel Ottensamer - Clarinet Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 44: I. Andante - Allegro moderato
34. Daniel Ottensamer - Clarinet Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 44: II. Adagio
35. Daniel Ottensamer - Clarinet Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 44: III. Minuetto. Allegro
36. Daniel Ottensamer - Clarinet Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 44: IV. Finale. Allegro
37. Daniel Ottensamer - Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 120: I. Allegro, ma non troppo (Version for Clarinet, Cello and Piano)
38. Daniel Ottensamer - Trio in D Minor, Op. 120: II. Andantino (Version for Clarinet, Cello and Piano)
39. Daniel Ottensamer - Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 120: III. Allegro vivo (Version for Clarinet, Cello and Piano)
40. Daniel Ottensamer - Clarinet Trio in B-Flat Major, Op. 29: I. Ouverture. Modéré
41. Daniel Ottensamer - Clarinet Trio in B-Flat Major, Op. 29: II. Divertissement. Vif et animé
42. Daniel Ottensamer - Clarinet Trio in B-Flat Major, Op. 29: III. Chant élégiaque. Lent
43. Daniel Ottensamer - Clarinet Trio in B-Flat Major, Op. 29: IV. Final. Animé
44. Daniel Ottensamer - Clarinet Trio in B-Flat Major, Op. 28: I. Allegro
45. Daniel Ottensamer - Clarinet Trio in B-Flat Major, Op. 28: II. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
46. Daniel Ottensamer - Clarinet Trio in B-Flat Major, Op. 28: III. Adagio
47. Daniel Ottensamer - Clarinet Trio in B-Flat Major, Op. 28: IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
48. Daniel Ottensamer - Widmann: Nachtstück for Clarinet, Cello and Piano
49. Daniel Ottensamer - 8 Pieces for Clarinet, Cello and Piano, Op. 83: 1. Andante
50. Daniel Ottensamer - 8 Pieces for Clarinet, Cello and Piano, Op. 83: 2. Allegro con moto
51. Daniel Ottensamer - 8 Pieces for Clarinet, Cello and Piano, Op. 83: 3. Andante con moto
52. Daniel Ottensamer - 8 Pieces for Clarinet, Cello and Piano, Op. 83: 4. Allegro agitato
53. Daniel Ottensamer - 8 Pieces for Clarinet, Cello and Piano, Op. 83: 5. Rumänische Melodie. Andante
54. Daniel Ottensamer - 8 Pieces for Clarinet, Cello and Piano, Op. 83: 6. Nachtgesang. Andante con moto
55. Daniel Ottensamer - 8 Pieces for Clarinet, Cello and Piano, Op. 83: 7. Allegro vivace, ma non troppo
56. Daniel Ottensamer - 8 Pieces for Clarinet, Cello and Piano, Op. 83: 8. Moderato
57. Daniel Ottensamer - Trio pathétique in D minor: I. Allegro moderato
58. Daniel Ottensamer - Trio pathétique in D minor: II. Scherzo. Vivacissimo
59. Daniel Ottensamer - Trio pathétique in D minor: III. Largo
60. Daniel Ottensamer - Trio pathétique in D minor: IV. Allegro con spirito
61. Daniel Ottensamer - Trio-Miniaturen, Op. 18a, 24a: 1. Rêverie, Op. 18 No. 3
62. Daniel Ottensamer - Trio-Miniaturen, Op. 18a, 24a: 2. Humoreske, Op. 18 No. 7
63. Daniel Ottensamer - Trio-Miniaturen, Op. 18a, 24a: 3. Elegie, Op. 18 No. 6
64. Daniel Ottensamer - Trio-Miniaturen, Op. 18a, 24a: 4. Danse phantastique, Op. 24 No. 2
65. Daniel Ottensamer - Schnyder: A Friday Night in August for Clarinet, Cello and Piano
66. Daniel Ottensamer - Yun: Rencontre for Clarinet, Piano and Cello
67. Daniel Ottensamer - Clarinet Trio: I. Allegro
68. Daniel Ottensamer - Clarinet Trio: II. Andante
69. Daniel Ottensamer - Clarinet Trio: III. Allegrissimo
70. Daniel Ottensamer - Clarinet Trio in D Minor: I. Allegro non troppo
71. Daniel Ottensamer - Clarinet Trio in D Minor: II. Scherzo. Vivace
72. Daniel Ottensamer - Clarinet Trio in D Minor: III. Lento - Con moto
73. Daniel Ottensamer - Turnage: Cortège for Chris
74. Daniel Ottensamer - Fantasy Trio, Op. 26: I. Allegro energico
75. Daniel Ottensamer - Fantasy Trio, Op. 26: II. Andante con espressione
76. Daniel Ottensamer - Fantasy Trio, Op. 26: III. Allegro deciso
77. Daniel Ottensamer - Fantasy Trio, Op. 26: IV. Andante molto e sostenuto - Allegro
78. Daniel Ottensamer - Nørgård: Spell for Clarinet, Cello and Piano
79. Daniel Ottensamer - Clarinet Trio: I. Ljud stort, ljud
80. Daniel Ottensamer - Clarinet Trio: II. Som det stilla vi söker
81. Daniel Ottensamer - Clarinet Trio: III. Slå våg, slå



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