Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) / Luciano Berio (1925 - 2003) - Clarinet Sonata in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1 (1894, orch. 1986)

I. Allegro appassionato [0:00]
II. Andante un poco adagio [7:50]
III. Allegretto grazioso [13:18]
IV. Vivace [17:40]

Fausto Ghiazza, clarinet
Giuseppe Verdi Symphony Orchestra of Milan, Riccardo Chailly (2004)

Johannes Brahms's Clarinet Sonata, Op. 120, No. 1 is a work in four movements typically lasting around 25 minutes. In 1986, Luciano Berio arranged the work for clarinet and orchestra, also adding short introductions to the first and second movements.

"An avant-garde composer, Luciano Berio was also active as an arranger, an example being his Quattro versioni originali della 'Ritirata notturna di Madrid', an arrangement of Luigi Boccherini's Musica notturna delle strade di Madrid. Op. 120, No. 1 is an arrangement for clarinet and orchestra of Johannes Brahms's Clarinet Sonata Op. 120, No. 1, which was commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 1986, and was premiered with clarinetist Michele Zukovsky in Los Angeles, on 6 November 1986. The composition was dedicated to Franco Debenedetti and Barbara Debenedetti and was later published by Universal Edition.

Brahms himself stated once in a letter to the dedicatee of the original composition, Richard Mühlfeld, that he had not 'been so impulsive as to write a concerto' for him. The arrangement retains the title of 'Sonata' even though, given that it is arranged for soloist and orchestra, it could be considered a concerto."

(source: Wikipedia)

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