Bernhard Päuler

Rarely has a work fused compositional sophistication with elements concertante for all three players in such a grateful manner, to the point of contentiousness and lamentation in counterpoint.

Crusell's three clarinet quartets are among the summit works of their genre. They are required reading for every clarinetist. Op.2 was written in 1812.

Source: No. 14 Oeuvres posthumes 1884 by Jobert, Paris 'ALLEGRO ET SCHERZO pour PIANO et ALTO'.

The self-critical works impress with a great variety of forms, harmonics and invention, the utility works of his contemporaries excel. Repertoire.

With the present 'Idylls' Rolla, who occasionally appeared as a viola virtuose, left a charming, well-sounding little 'introductory' cycle for the viola.

Hiller's 'romanticizing' Andante is one of the valuable instrumental pieces frequently requested in church music. Triggers a festive mood!

Flackton's sonatas are among the earliest original works for the viola. Their moderate difficulty level allows them to be performed as opening pieces in concerts.

The concertante duos op.25 apostrophized as 'Great Duets' appeared in several editions already in the 19th century, a sign of appreciation. Brilliant and stirring.

As in the best of his stage works, the quartets reveal a high sense of clarity of form and noble melody, even if the dramatic element peculiar to his operas occasionally comes through. Easy to arrange...

These duets prove to be attractive, lively and of melodic appeal, and are ideally suited as an introduction to chamber music.

The sonata works of Paisible, who 'had no equal' as the most brilliant recorder player, testify to the perfect adaptation to the expressive possibilities of the instruments.

Mattheson's 12 sonatas for 2 and 3 treble recorders continue to enjoy great popularity today thanks to their balanced instrumental voice leading and melodic freshness.

Edited from the First Edition

Edited from the First Edition

The work, which is committed to the expressive forms of the late Viennese classical period, is characterized by finely chiseled thematic formations as well as a varied and harmonically cleverly modula...

The work is one of the highlights of Telemann's trio sonata art. The text was presented after the first printing of 1733, which the master himself engraved in copper.

His clarinet duo is charming and of playful elegance, which, like his trio for 2 clarinets and viola (Amadeus BP 779), is excellently suited as a recital piece in lessons.