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| Classical Composer: | Reger, Max |
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| Work: | Clarinet Sonata in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 49, No. 2 |
| Year Composed: | 1900 |
| Instrumentation: | cl, pf |
| Publisher: | Universal Edition |
| Duration: | 00:21:00 |
| Period: | 20th Century |
| Work Category: | Chamber Music |
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Both Clarinet Sonatas, Op. 49, were written in the spring of 1900, inspired by Brahms's Clarinet Sonata in F minor, Op. 120 No. 1. This was introduced to Reger by the private performance of his former teacher Adalbert Lindner and the excellent clarinettist Johann Kürmeyer, who also conducted the municipal orchestra at the time. Lindner wrote in his autobiography: "…Reger entered the room during our performance, he listened and said: 'Fine, I am also going to write two such things.' About three weeks later, he kept his promise." Like Brahms he created a double opus–Brahms wrote his two sonatas in F minor and E flat major, Reger in A flat major and F sharp minor. As opposed to Brahms, whose Sonata in E flat major consists of only three movements, Reger kept following the four movement pattern from Brahms's F minor sonata: opening sonata movement, scherzo with a sostenuto trio, expressive slow movement and final sonata movement. Within this rather traditional structure, however, Reger developed his own individual musical language. His treatment of the thematic material, the invention of unknown and original harmonic progressions, his expressive dynamics as well as an intricate way of phrasing, make him very distinctly a twentieth-century composer.
Writer: Dr. Jürgen Schaarwächter Translated by: Jakob Fichert
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