Johannes Brahms:
Sonata in E Flat major op. 120/2
Sonata in F minor op. 120/1

Alban Berg:
Four Pieces op. 5

Schumann:
Fantasiestuck op. 73

Koch:
Hommages

This new release from Cobra records begins and ends with the two immortal sonatas for clarinet and piano by Johannes Brahms. Not only heavyweights of the clarinet repertoire, these two sonatas also represent a high point of 19th century German Romanticism at its most mature stage, moments before it gave way to Modernism. These two masterpieces, somewhat underrepresented in the CD catalogue, are here given a thoughtful, fresh and exciting new interpretation by clarinettist Chen Halevi and pianist Noam Greenberg, who, building on many years of musical partnership behind them, have dedicated themselves to careful study of the sources in their preparation for this CD.