Josef Labor: Clarinet Quintets & Trios Thorsten Johanss, Nina Karmon, Andreas Willwohl, Alexander Hülshoff, Olivier Triendl

• Josef Labor (1842 - 1924): Piano Quintet in D Major, Op. 11:
• 1 Labor: Piano Quintet in D Major, Op. 11: I. Allegro 12:51
• 2 Labor: Piano Quintet in D Major, Op. 11: II. Allegretto grazioso 06:13
• 3 Labor: Piano Quintet in D Major, Op. 11: III. Quasi fantasia. Adagio 03:16
• 4 Labor: Piano Quintet in D Major, Op. 11: IV. Tema con variazioni. Quasi Allegretto 10:34
• Trio for Clarinet, Viola & Piano Left Hand in G Minor:
• 5 Labor: Trio for Clarinet, Viola & Piano Left Hand in G Minor: I. Allegro ma non troppo 12:06
• 6 Labor: Trio for Clarinet, Viola & Piano Left Hand in G Minor: II. Quasi Allegretto e grazioso 05:44
• 7 Labor: Trio for Clarinet, Viola & Piano Left Hand in G Minor: III. Adagio ma non troppo 07:29
• 8 Labor: Trio for Clarinet, Viola & Piano Left Hand in G Minor: IV. Allegro 08:57
• Piano Quintet in D Major:
• 9 Labor: Piano Quintet in D Major: I. Allegro comodo 09:56
• 10 Labor: Piano Quintet in D Major: II. Adagio ma non troppo 06:21
• 11 Labor: Piano Quintet in D Major: III. Quasi Allegretto 06:05
• 12 Labor: Piano Quintet in D Major: IV. Thema mit variationen. Moderato 11:33
• Trio for Clarinet, Cello & Piano Left Hand in E Minor:
• 13 Labor: Trio for Clarinet, Cello & Piano Left Hand in E Minor: I. Allegro comodo 11:21
• 14 Labor: Trio for Clarinet, Cello & Piano Left Hand in E Minor: II. Scherzo. Allegro con spirito 06:27
• 15 Labor: Trio for Clarinet, Cello & Piano Left Hand in E Minor: III. Adagio ma non troppo 03:53
• 16 Labor: Trio for Clarinet, Cello & Piano Left Hand in E Minor: IV. Thema mit variationen. Allegretto 09:07
• Total Runtime 02:11:53

Info for Josef Labor: Clarinet Quintets & Trios

The loss of one sense, it is said, sharpens the others. What the concert pianist, organist and composer Josef Labor lost in sight when he went blind from smallpox at the age of three must have been added to his ears. Labor was a Brahmsian (and a friend of the composer), but his compositions are characterised by an original style, shaped by his knowledge and love of early music. As a piano teacher, he taught Arnold Schönberg, Alma Schindler and Paul Wittgenstein. The connection to the Wittgenstein family also explains his many works for piano for left hand, including the two clarinet trios (the clarinet was Ludwig Wittgenstein's instrument), which are coupled here with his clarinet and his wind quintets.

Thorsten Johanss, clarinet Juri Vallentin, oboe Theo Plath, bassoon Premysl Vojta, horn Nina Karmon, violin Andreas Willwohl, viola Alexander Hulshoff, cello Olivier Triendl, piano

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