Felix Mendelssohn was a fan of this particular tone color: a trio with two clarinets (or related instruments, such as the basset horn) and piano has its own aura of the mysterious with its deep resonances. With contemporary compositions - partly written under the ensembles own initiative - the Barmann Trio has continued the fascinating Romantic tradition. The compositions go in different directions however. Impressions of Black Forest landscapes are the theme, architecture made audible, disappearing shadows, the- for almost all composers- compulsory discourse on Mozart, on the biblical Eve, even on philosophical mysteries. The works, written between 1980 and 2005, once again demonstrate the aesthetic and continual variety of composers today for the Coviello Contemporary label.
Features:
• Super Audio CD
• SACD Multi-Channel SACD Layer
• SACD Stereo SACD Layer
• This Hybrid SACD contains a 'Red Book' Stereo CD Layer which is playable on most conventional CD Players!
Musicians:
Bärmann Trio:
Sven van der Kuip, clarinet, bassetthorn, bass clarinet
Ulrich Büsing, bass clarinet, bassetthorn
John Noel Attard, piano
Selections:
Erkki-Sven Tüür (b.1959)
1. Architectonics II (1986/2000) for clarinet, bass clarinet and piano
Andreas Sorg (b.1959)
2. Höllental (2000) for 2 bass clarinets and piano
Elliot Sharp (b.1951)
3. Howlin' At The Wolfgang (2005) for basset horn, bass clarinet and piano
Gerhard Müller-Hornbach (b.1951)
4. Verblassende Schatten (2004) for clarinet in A, basset horn in Es and piano
Patrik Bishay (b.1975)
5. About Eve (2004) for clarinet, bass clarinet and piano
Gary Kulesha (b.1954)
Mysterium Conjunctions (1980) for clarinet, bass clarinet and piano
6. I. Materia Prima
7. II. Nigredo
8. III. Albedo
9. IV. Rosa Alba
10. V. Philosophers' Stone
Total Time: 74:26
Features:
• Super Audio CD
• SACD Multi-Channel SACD Layer
• SACD Stereo SACD Layer
• This Hybrid SACD contains a 'Red Book' Stereo CD Layer which is playable on most conventional CD Players!
Musicians:
Bärmann Trio:
Sven van der Kuip, clarinet, bassetthorn, bass clarinet
Ulrich Büsing, bass clarinet, bassetthorn
John Noel Attard, piano
Selections:
Erkki-Sven Tüür (b.1959)
1. Architectonics II (1986/2000) for clarinet, bass clarinet and piano
Andreas Sorg (b.1959)
2. Höllental (2000) for 2 bass clarinets and piano
Elliot Sharp (b.1951)
3. Howlin' At The Wolfgang (2005) for basset horn, bass clarinet and piano
Gerhard Müller-Hornbach (b.1951)
4. Verblassende Schatten (2004) for clarinet in A, basset horn in Es and piano
Patrik Bishay (b.1975)
5. About Eve (2004) for clarinet, bass clarinet and piano
Gary Kulesha (b.1954)
Mysterium Conjunctions (1980) for clarinet, bass clarinet and piano
6. I. Materia Prima
7. II. Nigredo
8. III. Albedo
9. IV. Rosa Alba
10. V. Philosophers' Stone
Total Time: 74:26
