Karl-Heinz Schutz & Maria Prinz – Brahms: Works (Arr. K.H. Schutz for Flute & Piano) (2021) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Brahms had already decided to retire as a composer when, on a journey to Meiningen in 1891, he was inspired and challenged by clarinettist Richard M”uhlfeld’s beautiful playing. The two Sonatas, Op. 120 are part of a late flowering that resulted in some of Brahms’s finest chamber music. Brahms himself explored these pieces beyond the clarinet, and Karl-Heinz Sch”utz’s arrangements are based on the composer’s own alternative versions, seeking out the ideal of two equally matched instruments in constant dialogue. Also included is a selection of “songs without words”, further expanding the flute repertoire with arrangements of these much-loved Lieder.

Tracklist:
1. Clarinet Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1 (Arr. K. H. Sch”utz for Flute & Piano): I. Allegro appassionato (08:11)
2. Clarinet Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1 (Arr. K. H. Sch”utz for Flute & Piano): II. Andante un poco adagio (04:52)
3. Clarinet Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1 (Arr. K. H. Sch”utz for Flute & Piano): III. Allegretto grazioso (04:33)
4. Clarinet Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1 (Arr. K. H. Sch”utz for Flute & Piano): IV. Vivace (05:24)
5. Clarinet Sonata No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 120 No. 2 (Arr. K. H. Sch”utz for Flute & Piano): I. Allegro amabile (08:25)
6. Clarinet Sonata No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 120 No. 2 (Arr. K. H. Sch”utz for Flute & Piano): II. Allegro appassionato (05:54)
7. Clarinet Sonata No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 120 No. 2 (Arr. K. H. Sch”utz for Flute & Piano): III. Andante con moto – Allegro (07:25)
8. 5 Ges”ange, Op. 71: No. 5, Minnelied (Arr. K. H. Sch”utz for Flute & Piano) (02:16)
9. 4 Lieder, Op. 96: No. 2, Wir wandelten (Arr. K. H. Sch”utz for Flute & Piano) (02:57)
10. 4 Ges”ange, Op. 43: No. 1, Von ewiger Liebe (Arr. K. H. Sch”utz for Flute & Piano) (04:29)
11. 9 Lieder und Ges”ange, Op. 32: No. 7, Bitteres zu sagen denkst du (Arr. K. H. Sch”utz for Flute & Piano) (01:59)
12. 5 Lieder, Op. 47: No. 4, O liebliche Wangen (Arr. K. H. Sch”utz for Flute & Piano) (01:43)
13. 5 Lieder, Op. 105 (Excerpts Arr. K. H. Sch”utz for Flute & Piano): No. 2, Immer leiser wird mein Schlummer (03:39)
14. 5 Lieder, Op. 49: No. 4, Wiegenlied (Arr. K. H. Sch”utz for Flute & Piano) (01:43)
15. 5 Gedichte, Op. 19: No. 5, An eine “Aolsharfe (Arr. K. H. Sch”utz for Flute & Piano) (04:48)
16. 5 Lieder, Op. 105 (Excerpts Arr. K. H. Sch”utz for Flute & Piano): No. 1, Wie Melodien zieht es mir (02:49)